Peter Coy
@petercoy
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I am a freelance journalist specializing in economics and business. Past staff writer for The AP, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg Businessweek, NYT Opinion.
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“For the most part, business is down, anxiety is high, and the uncertainty created by Trump’s on-again, off-again moves has paralyzed new investment. In other words, it’s pretty much the opposite of what the president promised.” —@PeterCoy
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‘So long as uncertainty reigns,’ said one chief executive, ‘money will stay on the sidelines.’
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There’s no avoiding uncertainty in economics, so we need tools to deal with it
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Economists are going to have to reckon with the fact that the public would have preferred a slower recovery with much higher unemployment, as long as prices had been stable.
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Economic factors can tell us only so much about how presidential elections will turn out.
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Like people, places can fall on hard times. Do they also deserve help?
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The first edition of The New York Times reveals a world very foreign from ours.
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Two economists have a convincing theory of how the fight against inflation could get more painful.
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U.S. and E.U. leaders are divided over how far to go in the economic war against Vladimir Putin.
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In the long run, consistency and skill tend to win out over luck.
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The C.P.I. has been criticized for excluding interest payments, but there’s a solid reason for that.
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The answer to this decades-old debate depends on which workers you’re talking about.
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People may not fully understand the economy, but their feelings about it contain some wisdom.
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Low-wage workers owe a lot to Mary Kay Henry.
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Technology can’t and shouldn’t replace educators, but it can complement what they do best.
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Voters won’t brook much higher taxes, so Social Security needs to be reoriented toward the poor.
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His account of rising prices is far off base. His plans could make them worse.
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For many new college graduates, the job market is bleak even though the unemployment rate is low.
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