Tag: United States Economy

Short of Workers, U.S. Builders and Farmers Crave More Immigrants

As a tight labor market raises costs, employers say the need for low-wage help can’t be met by the declining ranks of the native-born. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/business/economy/immigration-labor-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

America’s Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline

Slower growth in the working-age population is a problem in much of the country. Could targeted immigration policy help solve it? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/upshot/americas-biggest-economic-challenge-may-be-demographic-decline.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Trump Vows to Close Border, Even if It Hurts the Economy

“Security is more important to me than trade,” the president declared, while advisers sought to limit any economic damage from the move. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/politics/trump-mexico-border-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A C.E.O. Who’s Scared for America

Capitalism, he says, is slowly committing suicide. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/opinion/peter-georgescu-capitalism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Economic View: Modern Monetary Theory Makes Sense, Up to a Point

Urgent goals might justify more debt for a while, the economist Robert Shiller says, but this does not license unlimited spending or endlessly accelerating debt. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/business/modern-monetary-theory-shiller.html?partner=rss&emc=rss