STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Entitlements, Promised Benefits, Language and Arithmetic Every week Americans are reminded that large federal budget deficits threaten our future because we have an "entitlement crisis" from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Oct 4, 2009 at 3:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 5, 2009 at 5:12 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG The Crash of Sept 2008--One Year Later This is the one-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the collapse of the stock market, considerable anxiety throughout the country and the beginning of a major ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2009 at 4:29 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG The Public Health Insurance Option Debate over a proposed public health insurance option has become the lightening rod in the current debate about health care reform. Last night President Obama made his case fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2009 at 9:50 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2009 at 12:44 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Update on the U.S. Economy In April I started a blog on when the recession would end.
My opinion was that we would know by the end of July whether Plan B was needed or the stimulus, financial sector ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 8, 2009 at 3:24 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 9, 2009 at 8:56 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Update on the California Dream The first blog I wrote for the Weekly was on whether the California Dream was over.
Recently I saw an editorial in the Christian Science Monitor asking the same question. T... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 8, 2009 at 3:06 pm
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG The Very Temporary State Budget "Solution" The budget adopted by the California legislature last month provides a very temporary solution to the state's continuing budget shortfalls and policy gridlock. The temporary n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 3, 2009 at 2:31 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 9, 2009 at 12:24 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG How are Regional Growth Projections Developed? Town Square has had several lively threads about the local planning guidelines for allocating projected regional housing growth. This is a small but generally contentious piec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 11, 2009 at 10:42 am
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Guidelines for Evaluating Public Investments A reader asked me to explain the difference between public spending and public investment from an economist's perspective. I am going to try using two issues often discussed o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jun 27, 2009 at 1:47 pm
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Economy Blog #5: Are landlords greedy? The issue of "greedy landlords" seems to a subject of great passion and interest on Town Square.
What follows is my economist perspective on the question of property owner... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on May 5, 2009 at 7:51 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2009 at 11:34 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG When will the recession end? The three questions I get asked most these days are (1) "When will the recession end?" (2) "Are we in for another Great Depression?" and (3) "When will the economy get back to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Apr 15, 2009 at 4:21 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 11, 2009 at 10:53 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Recession causes and cures We usually identify and measure recessions by (1) the amount of job losses, (2) the reduction in the national production of goods and services (a decline in real gross domesti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Apr 15, 2009 at 4:15 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2009 at 10:34 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG On Being Invited to do an Economy Blog I have mixed feelings about Town Square. I like the idea of a forum for community online conversation. When Jay Thorwaldson approached me, I wanted to respond positively and, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:07 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:55 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Is the 'California Dream' over? In recent weeks there have been a series of articles in the national press about the California economy with the common theme that the "California Dream" is over.
There is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Mar 27, 2009 at 12:19 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2009 at 6:01 pm.
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