Imperiled Remittances Sustain Economies

Banks Economics Trump

            Marble Falls        As Trump continues to push globalization into the dustbin of history, it’s worth looking at the intended and unintended impacts of remittances around the world.  Some may remember that one of Trump’s proposals in trying to attack immigration and migrant workers is to propose a transaction tax on remittances flowing from …

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The Informal Shadow Economy

Economics

            Toronto           Many politicians and economists like to pretend when they are measuring labor production, wage rates, and GDP that the numbers tell it all.  Others with feet more firmly planted on the ground know better and have argued for a different measure that values ALL work, not just the work that’s easy to count. …

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