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Menzie Chinn

Affiliation: University of Wisconsin

Menzie Chinn is Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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Menzie Chinn's Latest Articles | 74

Speaker Boehner’s Math

Feb 17, 2011| 

Recently, Speaker of the House John Boehner asserted: “…the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs since President Obama took office.”... Read »

Senate Rejects a Tax Cut for Incomes Below One Million Dollars

Dec 4, 2010| 

Or more clearly, all Senate Republicans plus one Democrat reject a tax cut for incomes below one million dollars. From The Hill: Republicans had held firm in recent... Read »

‘The Impact of Health Insurance Reform in Massachusetts’

Nov 4, 2010| 

The use of emergency rooms for routine care fell, as did hospital admissions for treating preventable conditions, and the proportion of uninsured among hospital... Read »

Currency Wars and (Macro) Competitiveness

Oct 21, 2010| 

With the cover page of the Economist [1] [2] worrying about currency wars, and various analysts arguing whether the US can or cannot win such a “war”... Read »

Unemployment and Underemployment Rates for Lower-Income Households

Oct 5, 2010| 

As we ponder the plight of the over-$250K household income group (see the poignant story here), I think it worthwhile to examine the unemployment and underemployment... Read »

A Quantitative Assessment of the Scientific Consensus on Anthropogenic Climate Change

Aug 28, 2010| 5

From the abstract to the paper: … we use an extensive dataset of 1,372 climate researchers and their publication and citation data to show that (i) 97-98%... Read »

The June Trade Release: A Clash of Narratives

Aug 19, 2010| 

The recent trade release for June sparked some consternation, as it indicated 2009Q2 growth, conditional on data already released, would be lower. But there was... Read »

Vast Ice ‘Island’ Breaks Free of Greenland Glacier

Aug 9, 2010| 

From NYT, a quote of researcher Jason Box: Petermann [glacier] is a sleeping giant that is slowly awakening. Removing flow resistance leads to flow acceleration…... Read »

A Sputtering Economy?

Aug 6, 2010| 

The employment situation July release indicated a decrease in overall payroll employment. Does this outcome indicate a sputtering* economy Definitely, several indicators... Read »

NOAA: Past Decade Warmest on Record

Jul 29, 2010| 1

…According to Scientists in 48 Countries. Earth has been growing warmer for more than fifty years. Figure 1: Source: NOAA The 2009 State of the Climate report... Read »

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