I think of my friend Danny Blanchflower in four ways: (1) Dartmouth Professor of Economics with special focus on labor force analysis, (2) former monetary policymaker at the Bank of England, (3) Fellow in the GIC College of Central Bankers, (4) fishing enthusiast with special…

When it comes to plagues, the most famous ones in the Judeo-Christian tradition are remembered in the festival of Passover.

Stats by state:  Source is Becker’s Hospital Review, April 14.

The errant financial golf ball that is the municipal bond market has now careened out of bounds and landed – for now – in a spot where we think the lie is extremely attractive: 4% on long-maturity tax-free bonds that are insured or high-grade.

This quarter was overshadowed by the invasion of Ukraine by Putin.  Nonetheless, there were many developments in Muniland. Discussions on improving muni reporting of ESG risks and outcomes continued. Assured Guaranty Municipal (AGM) was upgraded by Moody’s to A1 based on substantial…

Dr. Greg Kelly is a practicing pediatric epidemiology expert with frontline experience. He assembled the following instructive Covid thread on Twitter and offered it publicly to the world. In it he explores six beliefs about Covid that time and the virus have proven to be wrong.

Understanding the “quit rate” is key to assessing the labor force changes going on in the United States. We thank Philippa Dunne and Doug Henwood for permission to share their recent piece about it with our readers. This example of their excellent research will give you a sense of why I…

Following the Friday employment report, Dr.

To understand Putin’s playbook, one must study history. We have already discussed Putin’s mind (