A 9-year Justice Department study shows 44% of released prisoners are rearrested within 1 year; 83% within 9 years. 77% of drug offenders are ... [Read More]
Krugman’s Misleading Scandinavian Comparison
Paul Krugman wrote a misleading post comparing U.S. wages and productivity growth to Scandinavia without admitting that Scandinavia’s test scores are ... [Read More]
One Reason GDP Growth Accelerated Under Trump
One reason why real (peak-to-peak) GDP growth has accelerated from 1.5% per year during the Obama Administration to 3.3% per year under the Trump ... [Read More]
Graph of the Week: An indication of the migration of talent to large cities…
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New Study Finds Mortgage-Backed Bonds Issued Pre-Crisis Were Properly Rated
A new study published by the NBER examines the losses suffered by AAA-rated mortgage securities issued in the lead up to the financial crisis. The ... [Read More]
