Pavlina R. Tcherneva
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Obama’s Jobs Plan: How to Create Millions of New Jobs on a Shoestring
Expect one thing from President Obama’s speech on Thursday: a mini ARRA, a smaller version of essentially the same stimulus plan as that of 2009. He will probably... Read »
Poverty, Joblessness, and the Job Guarantee
A recent report on the State of America’s Children revealed distressing statistics. More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in the U.S., by far the most impoverished... Read »
Modern Monetary Theory and Mr. Paul Krugman: A Way Forward
“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” — Arthur Conan Doyle (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) The fact that the U.S. government is a monopoly... Read »
What is Responsible Fiscal Policy?
I can’t fault the taxpayer for being upset with the deficit. I blame my profession, which has been spewing nonsense about government spending for decades.... Read »
Think Unemployment Claims Show a Glimmer of Hope? Think Again
Last week 565,000 people filed first time jobless claims. Although this is the smallest number since January 2009, it is hardly cause for celebration. The unemployment... Read »







