Economic Commentary - Listed By Topic

Finance

What is behind the recent surge in the price of Bitcoin?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/532811-what-is-behind-the-recent-surge-in-the-price-of-bitcoin

What explains the widening gap between Wall Street and Main Street?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/512232-what-explains-the-widening-gap-between-wall-street-and-main-street

Macroeconomics/Monetary Policy/Fiscal Policy
Are the increasingly upbeat economic forecasts for 2021 warranted?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/532374-are-the-increasingly-upbeat-economic-forecasts-for-2021-warranted 

The economic challenges facing the Yellen-Powell policy duo
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/528693-the-economic-challenges-facing-the-yellen-powell-policy-duo

Near-term economic challenges facing the incoming Biden administration
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/525607-near-term-economic-challenges-facing-the-incoming-biden-administration

Will the Fed's recasting of its monetary policy strategy help the US economy?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/514624-will-the-feds-recasting-of-its-monetary-policy-strategy-help-the-us-economy

As the economic recovery falters, is more stimulus the answer?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/510759-as-the-economic-recovery-falters-is-more-stimulus-the-answer

Exploding public debt: A cause for concern?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/501486-exploding-public-debt-a-cause-for-concern
Will inflation Cassandras be proven wrong once again?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/19/will-inflation-cassandras-be-proven-wrong-once-aga/   

Trade and Globalization
Why did the US trade deficit sharply deteriorate during the pandemic?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/521640-why-did-the-us-trade-deficit-sharply-deteriorate-during-the-pandemic
How technology shapes globalization
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/517375-how-technology-shapes-globalization

Economics of Higher Education

Does US higher education need fundamental reforms to survive and thrive?
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/534350-does-us-higher-education-need-fundamental-reforms-to-survive-and-thrive

Is there an economic case for saving regional public universities and mid-tier private colleges?

https://thehill.com/opinion/education/527722-is-there-an-economic-case-for-saving-regional-public-universities-and-mid

The COVID-19 shock may fundamentally alter the economics of private colleges
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/509101-the-covid-19-shock-may-fundamentally-alter-the-economics-of-private

Political Economy/Inequality/Labor Market/Industrial Organization/Big Tech

Has US business dynamism declined?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/518999-has-us-business-dynamism-declined
Will the pandemic further polarize the US labor market?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/515903-will-the-pandemic-contribute-to-further-polarization-of-the-us-labor-market
To make capitalism more attractive, policymakers must emphasize pro-market (not pro-business) policies
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/513956-to-make-capitalism-more-attractive-policymakers-must-emphasize-pro-market-not
Will the pandemic exacerbate or reduce economic inequality in the US?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/513308-will-the-pandemic-exacerbate-or-reduce-economic-inequality-in-the-us
The debate should be about the quality – not the size – of government
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/513007-the-debate-should-be-about-the-quality-not-size-of-government

Big Tech and the antitrust debate: Do network effects outweigh competition concerns?

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/509933-big-tech-and-the-antitrust-debate-do-network-effects-outweigh-competition