Fewer People Working Means Permanently Lower Tax

In The Four Decades After World War Ii, Manufacturing Jobs Paid More Than Other Jobs For Given Skills. But That Is Much Less True Today. Increased International Competition Has Forced American Manufacturers To Reduce Costs. As A Result, The Pay Premium For Low-skilled Workers In Manufacturing Is Smaller Than It Once Was.

There's A Joke In Economics About The Drunk Who Loses His Keys In The Street But Only Looks For Them Under The Lightposts. When Asked Why, He Says, 'because That's Where The Light Is.' That's The Problem With The Deficit.

Tax Increases Appear To Have A Very Large Sustained And Highly Significant Negative Impact On Output. Since Most Of Our Exogenous Tax Changes Are In Fact Reductions, The More Intuitive Way To Express This Result Is That Tax Cuts Have Very Large And Persistent Positive Output Effects

Climate Change And Dependence On Foreign Oil Are Problems That Won't Go Away On Their Own. Tabling Plans To Deal With Them Doesn't Make It Easier For Companies To Plan And Invest; It Makes It Harder.

The Goal Of Long-run Economic Growth Without Asset Price Bubbles Is Not Only Achievable, But Is Something We Should Expect If We Put A Sound Regulatory Framework In Place And If Policymakers Remain Vigilant.