Supply-side economics, often deemed by opponents as “Trickle-Down” economics, is a macro-economic theory that argues sustained economic growth is spurred primarily by lowering taxes on the wealthy and ...
It is an article of faith in mainstream economics that an economy cannot grow without a growing money supply. Yet, that is a ...
The last time U.S. inflation was raging, presidential candidate Ronald Reagan promised that cutting income taxes and business regulation would stabilize the volatile American economy, then get it ...
When I was on CNBC’s Kudlow Report last night, the other guests and I talked about the tax plans of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum from a supply-side perspective. Now, I sometimes don’t ...
The economist Robert Mundell died on April 4. Although known primarily for his work on international economics—he’s popularly known in economic circles as the “father of the euro”—he played a vital ...
The size of the new bipartisan infrastructure bill isn’t the only thing that separates this legislation from its predecessors. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains the five key ways this bill takes a ...
Every so often it’s useful to remember for readers the dismissive line from John Maynard Keynes about his numerous disciples in the economics profession. Asked admiringly about his flock by Friedrich ...
It’s natural to blame panic-buying for the empty shelves you’ve seen at your local store during the past year of the pandemic. And while it’s true that panic-buying and hoarding is part of the problem ...
The COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown ordered by governments to contain its spread and the unexpected oil price drop in March 2020 have crippled the world economy. These multiple shocks were a harsh ...
Biden administration rhetoric might lead one to believe that free-market economists have triumphed. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen trumpets what she calls a “modern supply-side economics,” while ...
OpenAI is worth more than Goldman Sachs. Here’s what that means for the economy. By Ross Douthat, Victoria Chamberlin and Sophia Alvarez Boyd In a wide-ranging interview, John C. Williams discussed ...
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates. By Colby ...