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May 6, 2012

Bob Gately and 1 other person answered this question

Obama stimulus plan: is the Obama stimulus plan working?

Peter, do you mean that Obama's stimulus plan has worked, will work or is working?

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Dec. 4, 2011

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Could quantitative easing be the ECB solution? If so, what took them so long?

Oct. 10, 2011

Steve Lake and 2 other people answered this question

German economy: what makes the German economy so successful?

Germany is the largest exporter of luxury vehicles such as Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW not to mention numerous takeover acquisitions for other European firms like Land Rover. In other words, it's a master in creation and ensuring sustainability of it's prestigious brands. They specialize in ... more

Aug. 25, 2011

Nathan Och and 2 other people answered this question

What is Keynesianism?

Keynesian economics is essentially the other side of the economic spectrum. Neoclassicalists (laissez faire enthusiasts) have quite an opinion, but this is a professional network so I will refrain from examples. Anyway, this type of economic policy believes that governments, under many assumptions of market ... more

Aug. 17, 2011

Bob Gately and 2 other people answered this question

Obama economic plan: what are the basics of Obama's economic plan?

The Obama supporters have stopped using the line, "Bush drove the economy into the ditch." I think I know why; Obama is now driving the economy eastward in the ditch next to the road to Utopia. However, European leaders are in their cars heading westward ... more

Aug. 12, 2011

Bob Gately and 3 other people answered this question

Why is President Obama making competitiveness a key theme of his new economy policy?

Competitiveness polls well?

May 12, 2011

Mike R and 1 other person answered this question

Gold Standard in five years?

John-
It's an intriguing claim put forth by Mr. Forbes, and while I tend to agree with his comment that what seems "astonishing" could become "conventional" tomorrow in a general sense, I don't think it's applicable here. A reversion to the Gold Standard would pose a ... more

May 5, 2011

John McCoy and 1 other person answered this question

How can we fight inflation and unemployment at the same time?

I'd personally prefer to see a "throttling" of inflation over the short term as opposed to "opening the tap" for any amount of time. The problem with inflation is that once it really gets going, it can be very difficult or impossible to reign in. ... more

March 11, 2011

Bob Gately and 4 other people answered this question

Do you believe that more legal immigration would help or hurt the American economy?

If employers would come to grips with the idea that job success is not based on age, they could find many more future successful employees in the current crop of unemployed and underemployed US citizens. If industries want more legal immigrants just so they can ... more

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