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Michael R. Strain
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THREAD. At a time when the economy is growing rapidly again, the last thing Congress should do is make unemployment more financially rewarding than working.My latest Bloomberg column: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-11/bi
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THREAD. President Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is too large and too wide in scope. It has some good components. But several components would hold the recovery back
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THREAD. It’s a slam-dunk case that a $15 federal minimum wage would lead to significant declines in employment opportunities for workers with few skills or little experience.My latest Bloomberg column:
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THREAD. I expect history will judge PPP a success. Congress was right to include a second round of PPP in its $900 billion relief package. And many of the changes
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THREAD. The $908 billion bipartisan stimulus that Congress is debating right now would give the economy the support it needs. The House and Senate should pass a bill this week
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THREAD. The economy needs additional fiscal policy support in November, December and January. Waiting until February — and allowing much damage in the intervening months — would be a grave
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THREAD. President Donald Trump lost his bid to win re-election, and when he leaves the White House most of the distinctly Trumpian elements of his approach to economic policy will
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1/ Friends, did Pfizer benefit from accelerated regulatory protocols? Did the federal government's commitment to purchase vast quantities of any vaccine affect their decisions? If so -- and the answers
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THREAD. In my latest working paper, @dwschanz and I find that EITC expansions increase employment. On average, employment increased by about 5 percentage points by the fifth year following an
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The U.S. economy needs help. Trump and Congress need to stop threatening and posturing — starting right now. What should Congress include in the next bill?I discuss in my latest
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