The Federal Reserve’s Dual Mandate
The center of monetary policy in the U.S. is the Federal Reserve System. It’s composed of a board and twelve…
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November 4, 2020
Intro to Modern Monetary Theory
In the mid-to-late 20th century, economists predicted that nascent economic theories would mean the death of major recessions and depressions.…
October 22, 2020
Basics of Bonds
“Gentlemen prefer bonds.”Andrew Mellon There are several types of investments that people can make today in including stocks, bonds, mutual…
December 6, 2019
Intro to the Circular Flow Model
The economy is far too vast and complex to fully understand, and thus economists have made models to simplify the…
November 1, 2019
Sovereign Wealth Funds
A significant holder of equity and capital all around the world is sovereign wealth funds (SWF), but very few have…
October 6, 2019
Pro-Business Government Interventionism
A vast majority of government intervention in the economy is intended to benefit consumers and workers. However, many businesses see…
September 14, 2019
A view of the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters May 3, 2013 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
The History of Regulating the Financial Markets
As much as investing is crucial to our economy, so are the rules which regulate it. History shows that when…
August 25, 2019
The Carbon Tax: Understanding Negative Externalities
With the 2020 election fast approaching and with global warming entering center stage, carbon taxes have been in the news.…
August 14, 2019
America’s Infrastructure Problem
Almost every politician in America will agree on one thing: public investment in infrastructure is unacceptably low. President Trump has…
August 2, 2019
Intro to Leverage
You gotta spend money to make money. Or rather, it takes money to make money. This is true because when…
July 25, 2019