STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Meeting the Federal Deficit Challenge Last night we met the small dollar and ideologically charged challenge of passing a federal budget for the 2010-11 budget year.
Now Americans face the challenge of meeting ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Apr 9, 2011 at 1:27 pm There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2011 at 11:38 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Update on the Economy I wish everyone a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving.
The Bottom Line
• The state and national economy are growing
• The economic recovery will be long and slow -- not wh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Nov 23, 2010 at 4:07 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2011 at 6:22 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Take the Deficit Reduction Quiz The New York Times has a deficit reduction quiz based and a series of related articles on their homepage today.
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Nov 14, 2010 at 1:16 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 24, 2010 at 9:02 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG California's Unemployment Insurance Debt There was an article in the LA Times this morning that prompted a radio interview I just did on the state's growing unemployment insurance fund debt.
http://www.latimes.com... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Nov 7, 2010 at 11:44 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2010 at 1:22 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Do business executives make good governors or mayors? Well, it depends. A business executive can have valuable organizational and managerial experience. Executives come from an environment where there is an emphasis on efficiency... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2010 at 3:36 pm There have been 98 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2010 at 5:03 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG I Will Vote No on Propostion 23 I will vote no on Proposition 23. AB 32, which this proposition seeks to suspend, will help the California economy, as well as our health, air quality and national security.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 25, 2010 at 12:23 pm There have been 51 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2010 at 12:43 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Toll Lanes Start A portion of southbound 680 will allow single occupancy cars to use the carpool lane for a fee starting on September 20th.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16104... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 19, 2010 at 2:46 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Should the Bush Tax Cuts be Extended? The country is stuggling to recover from a brutal recession while at the same time long term federal budget deficits are a serious threat to economic growth. The tax cuts adop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 4, 2010 at 1:40 pm There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 19, 2010 at 5:52 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Should Palo Alto Welcome Economic Growth? Palo Alto starts with a huge plus!! Our city is a welcoming community for people of different religions, different cultures, and different sexual orientations. We are rewarded... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 24, 2010 at 1:09 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 4, 2010 at 9:50 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Why Aren't Consumers and Businesses Spending More? There are two "political" answers in this important policy debate.
One is a version of "Obama is terrible for business" and cites uncertainty and fear of higher taxes and r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 15, 2010 at 12:40 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 8, 2010 at 6:18 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG California Budget Myths State leaders have acted as usual to make state budget decisions in secret with the only access to the public is through the posturing that both parties put forth. So even tho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 8, 2010 at 12:51 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 16, 2010 at 6:28 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Stimulus Versus Austerity--A False Choice I watched the Fareed Zakaria GPS show this morning. Paul Krugman argued that the U.S. economy needs more federal stimulus to help increase economic growth and reduce unemploym... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 4, 2010 at 4:20 pm There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 10, 2011 at 2:38 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Stimulus 102-- One Year and $800 Billion Later This month marks one year since the nearly $800 billion federal stimulus package was passed by Congress. What has the stimulus package accomplished? What should we do now?
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Feb 20, 2010 at 1:11 pm There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2010 at 2:57 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Stimulus 101--A Bridge Over Troubled Waters This is the first of a series of blogs about the economy, stimulus efforts and the role and challenges of government anti-recession efforts.
Sometimes our economy hits a do... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jan 31, 2010 at 11:53 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 20, 2010 at 12:21 pm.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Hey honey, should we take that job in California? California gets criticized regularly for having a bad business climate. The storyline goes roughly like this.
States compete fiercely for new businesses. California has hi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Dec 29, 2009 at 11:43 am There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2010 at 11:37 am.
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG Americans and the Economy Need More Help The national employment report gives solid hope that the jobs recession is ending. Monthly job losses averaged 103,000 for the past 4 months down from 397,000 in the preceding... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2009 at 1:03 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2009 at 7:21 pm.
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.
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