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A non-partisan publication by @TuftsUniversity @FletcherSchool, bringing facts and incisive analysis to the national debate on economic and social policies.
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Joined January 2017
Dependence on China for rare earth elements remains a vulnerability in the manufacturing supply chains for military and high technology products. https://t.co/AnotCtA097
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The U.S. depends on China for rare earth components in many military and high-tech products. Building an alternative rare earth supply chain is years away.
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Uncertainty affects consumer, firm, and government behavior. While uncertainty is inherently unobservable, researchers have found ways to gauge its level. Nicholas Bloom (Stanford) explains:
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Many economic decisions involve a guess about the future. Uncertainty can cause economic transactions to be deferred or foregone and can deepen downturns.
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Tara Watson (@BrookingsInst) joined EconoFact for an AMA. Listen to an abridged recording of the subscriber-only webinar here:
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A discussion with Tara Watson on the role of immigrants in the U.S. labor force, and the economic effects of stepped-up immigration enforcement.
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New @EconoFactOrg article by @dwschanz: "Research has consistently shown that food insecurity is an important measure of economic health that is related to these other measures but captures different aspects of economic well-being." https://t.co/BHGgPdXFui
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Food insecurity captures a different dimension of economic well-being that is not fully reflected in measures of poverty, unemployment or other related statistics.
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Just posted, a brief & clear memo from @EconoFactOrg by @dwschanz on why the @USDA food security questionnaire is needed. The government's statement about why they plan to stop data collection is even shorter: https://t.co/eBHCyds5oJ but this is better: https://t.co/zuGvI8svHD
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Food insecurity captures a different dimension of economic well-being that is not fully reflected in measures of poverty, unemployment or other related statistics.
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Can the U.S. Reduce Its Reliance on Imported Rare Earth Elements? https://t.co/dDp39AiPfD via @econofactorg
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The U.S. depends on China for rare earth components in many military and high-tech products. Building an alternative rare earth supply chain is years away.
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An increased focus on deportations could also reduce police effectiveness if victims of crime become less likely to report incidents to the police out of fear that they or their loved ones could be deported.
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A program that increased deportations reduced the likelihood that Hispanic victims would report crimes to the police and increased crime in Hispanic communities
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The U.S. has almost no domestic capacity to process and refine rare earths into end-use components, and depends on China for rare earth elements. This remains a vulnerability in the manufacturing supply chains for military and high technology products.
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The U.S. depends on China for rare earth components in many military and high-tech products. Building an alternative rare earth supply chain is years away.
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Bill Gale and Ian Berlin show how shutdowns can cost the government more than regular operations and can hurt the economy. https://t.co/WUkVkCKCZ7
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Shutdowns can cost the government more than regular operations and can hurt the economy. There have been over 20 shutdowns in the past 50 years.
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.@AdamPosen joined @EconoFactOrg to explain how the Trump administration’s pursuit of an America first policy could render the US, & much of the world, less economically stable. Transcript & listen here, or wherever you get podcasts:
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Adam Posen discusses his Foreign Affairs article 'The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?'
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LISTEN: @AdamPosen joined @EconoFactOrg to explain why trade deficits are not inherently a problem, who might replace the US as a provider of global public goods, & more. Here or wherever you get your podcasts; transcript available:
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Adam Posen discusses his Foreign Affairs article 'The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?'
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How do you enact lasting policies in an era of political gridlock? @Jacob_S_Hacker explains the role of policy feedbacks. https://t.co/dN1YmLVJAT
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.@AdamPosen discusses how the pursuit of an America first policy could render the US, and much of the world, less economically stable. https://t.co/5qCETHyZDz
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Adam Posen discusses his Foreign Affairs article 'The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?'
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I joined @EconoFactOrg Chats for a podcast episode "A Changing Economic Geography" drawing on my recent article in @ForeignAffairs We discuss the consequences of a Post-American world economy https://t.co/JC7zy7HavK
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Adam Posen discusses his Foreign Affairs article 'The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?'
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LISTEN: @AdamPosen joined @EconoFactOrg to explain why trade deficits are not inherently a problem, who might replace the US as a provider of global public goods, & more. Here or wherever you get your podcasts; transcript available:
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Adam Posen discusses his Foreign Affairs article 'The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?'
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.@AdamPosen joined @EconoFactOrg to explain how the Trump administration’s pursuit of an America first policy could render the US, & much of the world, less economically stable. Transcript & listen here, or wherever you get podcasts:
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Adam Posen discusses his Foreign Affairs article 'The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?'
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"Retreat from Globalization? Current U.S. Policies and Historical Precedents." I spoke with Michael Klein of @EconoFactOrg about the current state of international economic affairs. The podcast is here:
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Jeffry Frieden on the forces driving a splintering in globalization, and the present and past linkages between domestic politics and international economics.
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What is the 10-year Treasury yield? What role does it play in the economy? What determines it? And what can the Treasury do to affect it? https://t.co/LNoLNaOutz
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What is the 10-year Treasury yield? What role does it play in the economy? What determines it? And what (if anything) can the Treasury do to affect it?
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Kenneth Kuttner analyzes the relationship between a country's inflation rate and the effectiveness of its institutions. https://t.co/j2sVEzsQXr
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Legal independence for central banks has increased around the world. But it is not a one-way road. What conditions lead to an erosion of autonomy?
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Has the U.S. dollar lost roughly 50% of its value against gold in the past three years? @EconoFactOrg: YES https://t.co/jfJoOJjj28
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