A July 26 Pew study found that the net wealth of all households fell between 2005 and 2009, but more for blacks and Hispanics than for whites.
In a July 26 commentary, University of Oregon economist Mark Thoma discussed the divide between academic economists and business economists.
On July 25, the International Monetary Fund released three reports on the U.S. economy. The first is a general review; the second examined selected issues relating to the economy; and the third looked at the spillover effects of U.S. policy on the international economy.
On July 21, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a study of small businesses. It finds that their primary problem is a lack of sales, not access to credit.
On July 19, the Economic Policy Institute published a study that is highly critical of the methodology in a Small Business Administration estimate of the cost of federal regulation.
In a July 19 blog post, Stanford economist John Taylor explained why he is an anti-Keynesian.
On July 18, the Heritage Foundation published a study showing that the poor are actually not poor.
On July 18, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a study on the mismatch between job seekers and job openings.
On July 14, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report on women’s earnings in 2010. On average, women made 81 percent as much as their male counterparts, up from 62 percent in 1979.
On July 8, the Congressional Research Service published a report on the America Competes Act, which authorized increased federal support for research and development. It notes that the program has been chronically underfunded.
On July 1, the CRS published report on selected characteristics of private and public sector workers.
Bruce Bartlett is an American historian and columnist who focuses on the intersection between politics and economics. He blogs dailyand writes a weekly column at The Fiscal Times. Bartlett has written for Forbes Magazine and Creators Syndicate, and his work is informed by many years in government, including as a senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House. He is the author of seven books including the New York Times best-seller, Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy (Doubleday, 2006).
