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54 Consecutive Months of Private-Sector Job Growth

By Patricia L Johnson The first thing I heard from the media today about the most recent jobs report is the word only.   Only 142,000 jobs were created in August 2014.  They failed to notice our latest job creation report … 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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The One Percent Fix for the U.S. Economy

By Patricia L Johnson The National Journal article 11 Ways to Jump-Start Economic Growth: Not Increasing the Deficit Edition has a couple of super ideas for jump-starting the economy without spending any money. The first one that caught my eye … Continue reading

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Economic Releases August 5, 2011

Consumer Credit (G19) Note: Release time is at 3 p.m. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Note: Release time is at 10:30 a.m. Employment Situation (Includes Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Average Workweek, and Hourly Earnings) Commercial Paper

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