…of communism, virtually no one had any experience with a market economy. The economy was dollarized with considerable help from the U.S. and the European countries – but it was…

The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Marketing failure By Richard W. Rahn Published June 4, 2004 Did you know that the U.S. has the fastest-growing economy among all of the rich nations?…

…is in far better economic and fiscal shape and has recovered from the recession far faster than most countries. The Swedish economy appears to have grown at a 4 per…

…net loss to the economy either in jobs or productive assets. The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s “Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State” says the economy’s estimated total regulatory burden last…

…responses and the performance of the economy in the first six years (24 quarters) after the bottom of the recessions were quite different and are telling. As can be seen…

…a weak economy, it is no surprise that employers are not hiring. It almost appears as if the elected officials are trying to sabotage the economy. A foreign enemy of…

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…of foreign investment dollars (the capital account) into the U.S. economy that drives the trade deficit. The U.S. economy’s higher return on capital than Europe or Japan for the last…

…end of World War II, from 1945 to 1946, there was a very sharp drop in U.S. output (12.1 percent) as the war economy began its transition to a civilian…

…a very controlled economy in financial services and investment. In my judgment, that model is not sustainable. If they move toward a broader socialist economy, which they seem to be…

…Margaret Thatcher, with considerable effort, was able to reprivatize the economy and restore essential liberties. Sweden, which had become a wealthy country with a free-market economy, began to stagnate with…

…been prompted by the rise in global capital flows in recent years. Some countries, such as Ireland, have taken advantage of the new global economy and cut taxes to attract…

…week, the fiscal situation in the United States and most of the rest of the world continues to deteriorate. The European Central Bank said the eurozone’s economy is likely to…

…The economy grew at a 3 percent rate last year, and employment grew to the point where there were more jobs available than workers to fill them. The world economy…

…sheer exhaustion of the participants. Thirty years ago, who would have predicted that Vietnam would have a booming, partially free, market economy today? This past week, the Washington-based Center for…

…cliff,” members of Congress will be making decisions about what is best for the economy and the nation and what is best if their highest goal is re-election. For a…

…of 1997 is a good example of how rapidly capital can move from an economy once investors lose faith in a government. Capital flight has a strong negative effect on…

The Wall Street Journal. DEFEATING DEFLATION November 19, 2001 By Richard W. Rahn Deflation is upon us. Put another way, the U.S. economy is now experiencing a sustained reduction in…

…the economy could not grow more than 3.0% with the Reagan tax cuts. Yet, the economy grew twice as fast as they predicted – oh well! More recently, the economic…

…the coronavirus puts the U.S. economy in grave danger. These fears are overstated. Exports are about 11.7 percent of U.S. GDP, and imports are equal to about 14.5 percent of…

…in the Chinese economy and the freezing up in credit markets will eventually hit every economy in the world, directly or indirectly, thus likely leading to a global recession because…

The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Tallying presidential economic success By Richard W. Rahn Published June 18, 2004 In the last half-century, under which president did the economy perform the best? Most…

The Wall Street Journal. DEFEATING DEFLATION November 19, 2001 By Richard W. Rahn Deflation is upon us. Put another way, the U.S. economy is now experiencing a sustained reduction in…

…Britain had the most socialized economy in Europe and, as would be expected, the worst economic performance. Mrs. Thatcher undertook a massive program to privatize the economy and reduced taxes…

…nondefense spending to grow faster than the economy. The Democrats ran against the irresponsible Republicans by claiming they would be “fiscally responsible.” So, rather than present a budget that would…

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…in the Chinese economy and the freezing up in credit markets will eventually hit every economy in the world, directly or indirectly, thus likely leading to a global recession because…

…lists Chile as a “developed economy,” and it was the first Latin American country to become a member of the OECD. One of the major reasons given for Chile’s success…

…income is more damaging to the economy than modest increases in the deficit. Democrats have bought into the argument of former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and his allies that deficits…

…as http://www.washingtontimes.com/ monetary policy, the world economy, etc., but that does not mean we can draw no inferences about the effects of alternative policies. Mr. Klein also argued: “If you…