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Economic Policy & Politics
Unemployment, job creation, consumer confidence, tax reform and international trade are just a few of the economic policy issues at the heart of the 2004 political campaign. Faculty listed below are available to discuss various economic policy issues as they relate to the campaign. For a broader list of faculty with expertise in economic issues, visit the main news topic for Economic Policy.
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Adam Rosenzweig
Associate Professor of Law
Adam Rosenzweig has done extensive work in the area of tax law and policy. He previously worked as a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern University School of Law and clerked for Judge James L. Dennis, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. While working in New York, Rosenzweig ...
Direct contact: (314) 935-4419
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arosenzweig@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Cheryl Block
Professor of Law
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Cheryl Block is an expert in tax law and policy. Author of a leading book on corporate taxation, she has also written numerous articles on taxation, public policy relating to federal bailouts, legislative voting rules, social choice theory, federal budget process, and the interplay between tax and ...
Expertise: tax law and policy, corporate taxation, federal bailouts
Direct contact: (314) 935-6444
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cblock@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Murray Weidenbaum
Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor
Weidenbaum is honorary chairman of the Weidenbaum Center and Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor at Washington University. He is known for his research on economic policy, taxes, government spending, and regulation. In 1981-82, he served as President Reagan's first Chairman of the Council ...
Expertise: economy, government, public policy, President Reagan, Federal Trade Deficit Review Commission, economic policy, taxes, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5662
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moseley@wustl.edu
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Steven Fazzari
Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences
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Fazzari, a senior scholar of the Jerome Levy Economics Institute, teaches macroeconomics. His research explores two main areas: the link between macroeconomic activity and finance, particularly the financial determinants of investment spending, and the foundations of Keynesian macroeconomics. Recent ...
Expertise: macroeconomics, deficits, tax
Direct contact: (314) 935-5632
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fazz@wueconc.wustl.edu
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Douglass North
Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences
Douglass North is co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He recently participated in a global forum designed to weigh costs-benefits of investing relief dollars in efforts to address various critical global challenges, such as war, famine and disease. His current research ...
Expertise: global marketplace, transition to free markets
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dnorth@wustl.edu
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Oil or spoil?
McCain, Obama similarities on oil, gas, energy only go so far, expert suggests
June 20,
2008 --
President Bush's call this week for Congress to end its decades-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling has highlighted key differences in the big-oil platforms of presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees Barak Obama and John McCain, suggests William Lowry, an expert on the politics of environmental and energy issues at Washington University in St. Louis.
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More than 1,000 Okla. babies receive $1,000 for college savings
Okla. State Treasurer and Washington University in St. Louis partner through new study on children's savings accounts
June 3,
2008 -- More than 1,000 Oklahoma babies are receiving a $1,000 jumpstart on saving for college thanks to SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK), a seven-year study designed to determine the economic and educational impact of "seeding" a college savings account for children at birth. SEED OK, announced June 3 by Governor Brad Henry and State Treasurer Scott Meacham, is a collaboration between the Oklahoma State Treasurer and the Center for Social Development (CSD) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Ignoring 'geologic reality'
Geologist decries floodplain development
April 1,
2008 --
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Midwesterners have to be wondering: Will April be the cruelest month? Patterns in the Midwest this spring are eerily reminiscent of 1993 and 1994, back-to-back years of serious flooding. Parallels this year include abnormally high levels of precipitation in late winter and early spring, early flooding in various regions, and record amounts of snow in states upstream. One thing Midwesterners have not learned is "geologic reality," says Robert E. Criss, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Betting on a Biofuel
The Wall Street Journal
June 30,
2008 -- With ethanol looking less and less like the ideal alternative to fossil fuels, companies are rushing to come up with better options, such as biobutanol. WUSTL chemical engineering professor Lars Angenent is experimenting with using corn waste from ethanol plants to make butanol.
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Republicans tense as voter disillusionment sets in
USA Today
May 20,
2008 -- Iraq is one of several tides running against GOP candidates, driving away independent voters and some party faithful. Except for Missouri, independent voters in five Senate races polled by USA Today were swinging toward the Democrat. Party loyalty was stronger among Democrats than Republicans in every state but Ohio. Michael Minta, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, comments on how the stem cell research issue is dividing Republicans in Missouri.
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Bush to Nominate Paredes to SEC
The Wall Street Journal
and 2 others
May 8,
2008 -- The Bush administration nominated WUSTL law professor Troy Paredes to fill a Republican commissioner slot at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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President Bush to nominate Paredes for SEC commissioner post
Associated Press
and 20 others
May 7,
2008 -- President Bush intends to nominate WUSTL law school professor Troy Paredes to fill a Republican member vacancy of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Paredes has taught securities regulation, corporate governance and other subjects at WUSTL since 2001.
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Wall Street roundup
Los Angeles Times
May 6,
2008 -- SEC member Paul Atkins is stepping down.
President Bush may nominate WUSTL law professor Troy Paredes for the post, said three people briefed on the matter who declined to be identified because the White House hasn't announced the choice.
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Backed patent bill in trouble in U.S. Senate
The Guardian (UK)
and 10 others
April 15,
2008 -- A long-negotiated patent overhaul bill sought by technology companies and opposed by big pharmaceutical makers ran into trouble in the U.S. Senate. Scott Kieff, WUSTL law professor and patent law expert, comments.
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Consumer Debt, Not Housing Bubble, May Be Root of Economic Woes
ConsumerAffairs.com
April 2,
2008 -- WUSTL's Steven Fazzari, economics professor, comments on rising consumer indebtedness and it's role in the economic slowdown. Fazzari sees fundamental changes in the economy that are reducing the effectiveness of consumer spending as an economic driver.
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Fed Bank Appoints Bullard as President
The Wall Street Journal
March 26,
2008 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has appointed as president James Bullard, an 18-year veteran of the bank's research staff and an adjunct faculty memeber at WUSTL.
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Order in the jungle - Economics and the rule of law
The Economist
March 17,
2008 -- Article refers to the theory of WUSTL economist Douglass North and his view that stable, predictable laws encourage investment and growth.
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Analysis: Debate Unlikely to Change Race
Associated Press
and 66 others
Feb. 27,
2008 -- WUSTL's Wayne Fields comments on final pitches by Democratic presidential candidates as they head into the last weeks of primary elections.
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Group says it has mapped corn genome
Associated Press
and 76 others
Feb. 26,
2008 -- Richard Wilson, director of WUSTL's Genome Sequencing Center, comments on the successful mapping of the corn genome.
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In time of tumult, obscure economist gains currency
The Wall Street Journal
Aug. 20,
2007 -- The recent market turmoil is rocking investors around the globe. But it is raising the stock of one person: a little-known economist named Hyman Minsky, whose views have suddenly become very popular.
Minsky, who taught economics at WUSTL and died more than a decade ago, spent much of his career advancing the idea that financial systems are inherently susceptible to bouts of speculation that, if they last long enough, end in crises. At a time when many economists were coming to believe in the efficiency of markets, Mr. Minsky was considered somewhat of a radical for his stress on their tendency toward excess and upheaval.
Former WUSTL economics professor Laurence Meyer and current economics professor Steven Fazzari comment.
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Cashing in on the market chaos
ABC News
Aug. 17,
2007 -- There is opportunity in chaos. People with an appetite for risk can still make money in the rocky financial markets and rest assured many are trying.
So how do so-called smart people make money when everyone else is sweating it? Simply stated, they buy things that no one else wants and get a steep discount in the process.
WUSTL business professor and former business school dean Stuart Greenbaum comments.
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What's Lacking in 'Sicko'
The New York Times
and 3 others
July 9,
2007 -- WHEN it comes to economic decisions, there are always trade-offs. Gain one thing and you lose something else. This is particularly true in health care, a market in which a scarce good is ridiculously expensive, but needed by everybody.
WUSTL economist Charles Courtemanche looks at the economic points in Michael Moore's movie 'Sicko.'
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Hopes for a Renaissance After Exodus in St. Louis
The New York Times
and 3 others
April 17,
2007 -- Article looks at St. Louis' effort to rebuild its image in the face of population loss and public school accreditation problems.
WUSTL architecture professor John Hoal, who has been involved in numerous municipal planning projects, comments on the redevelopment effort.
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In N.Va., Let Down By a Rising Economy
Washington Post, Seattle Times
and 5 others
Feb. 28,
2007 -- Article looks at a growing underside of the vibrant, rapidly shifting economy of northern Virginia, where the high cost of housing and the unpredictable nature of the job market can plunge workers into poverty and homelessness.
The situation in northern Virginia is similar to those surfacing nationwide.
WUSTL social work professor Mark Rank is one of the experts commenting.
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Big Oil headed for tougher Congress
The Christian Science Monitor
Nov. 15,
2006 -- The Democratic leadership has already indicated it will try to repeal earlier tax breaks for oil companies. A gusher of new legislation could develop as well, as Democrats get a chance to see their energy bills move past the trash can. In fact, the Democrats will try to put together their own version of a comprehensive energy bill that tackles everything from gas-mileage standards to tax breaks for alternative energy sources, some congressional analysts believe.
WUSTL political science professor Steven Smith comments.
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U.S. research making great leap
Philadelphia Inquirer
Nov. 6,
2006 -- Eager to tap into China's pool of dirt-cheap engineers and technical employees who earn $5,000 to $10,000 a year, hundreds of European and U.S. companies have opened research centers throughout China in the last two years.
WUSTL political science professor Andrew Mertha warns that companies should be careful because of the seriouis problem of intellectual property piracy.
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Commentary: Laureate Phelps
The Wall Street Journal
Oct. 18,
2006 -- Hoover Institution research fellow David Henderson writes about the work of Edmund Phelps, this year's Nobel laureate in economics. Phelps collaborated with Robert Pollak on his capital formation research. Pollak is now an economics professor at WUSTL.
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Judge again blocks flight attendants from striking against Northwest Airlines
Associated Press, Chicago Tribune
and 5 others
Sept. 22,
2006 -- Northwest Airlines Corp. flight attendants on Thursday asked to be released from federal mediation so they can strike the carrier after a federal judge ruled they couldn't walk off the job. WUSTL law professor and labor relations expert Neil Bernstein comments.
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