Have federal public sector workers really not seen any real wage growth?
The trend in the wage data doesn’t fit the PBO’s narrative, says Stephen Gordon
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Economic analysis
Canada, Brazil and how snoops are threatening free trade
An in-depth Econowatch report
When will Fed chair-to-be Janet Yellen start tapering?
She’s given us some pretty good clues
Visualizing the debt ceiling
This via Bloomberg . (Note: On the top right corner, the green light representing U.S. debt held by the public is crossing the red...
Shutting down the U.S. government costs a ton of money
$80 million per day and upwards
The housing market version of the Dutch Disease?
New research links property prices to the decline in manufacturing employment
The U.S. government shutdown: If America sneezes...
... what happens to Canada’s economy?
Canada’s economy: So close to back to ’normal’
But will we get there? Our monthly review of good and bad econ news.
The battle for the middle class
As politicians target their votes, economists debate their incomes, writes John Geddes
Seriously, no need to measure up to the U.S. on corporate tax rates
Uncle Sam is in a different league, writes Stephen Gordon