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The Great U.S. Economy, that isn’t

        By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The problem with any economic number released in the U.S. is the fact a large majority of voters are basically clueless when it comes to the actual meaning … Continue reading

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Presidents and the U.S. Economy: An Econometric Exploration Alan S. Blinder and Mark W. Watson Woodrow Wilson School and Department of Economics Princeton University July 2014

http://www.princeton.edu/~mwatson/papers/Presidents_Blinder_Watson_July2014.pdf.   “We begin in Section 1 by documenting this fact, which is not at all “stylized.” The U.S. economy not only grows faster, according to real GDP and other measures, during Democratic versus Republican presidencies, it also produces more … Continue reading

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What Would Steve Do? Jobs, That Is

By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Steve Jobs came back to his company just in time to save it. Apple was floundering around like a fish out of water. The company lacked focus, a sense of purpose, but … Continue reading

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Toward An Understanding of the Effects of Natural and Man-made Disasters on Unemployment and GDP -Or- Blame it All on Einstein

By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The massive earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan on March 11, 2011 and was followed by a gigantic tsunami causing untold damage resulting in the meltdown of three nuclear … Continue reading

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“That Old Trickle-Down Thing Wasn’t Working”

Opinion by Patricia L Johnson There are some politicians you just plain like whether or not you agree with their politics. President Ronald Reagan was one of those people. He had a winning personality and even if you disagreed with … Continue reading

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