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Stefan Karlsson Europe can strengthen Greece without weakening Germany

Some experts warn that Greece can't reduce its current deficit unless Germany and other better-off nations reduce their surpluses. Here's why they're wrong.
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Stefan Karlsson Sweden: a spending reduction success story

Since 2006, when the current Swedish government was elected, government spending relative to GDP fell from 52.9 percent in 2006 to 51.8 percent in 2011, faring much better than the global average.
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Stefan Karlsson The battle of the Pauls: Ron Paul talks economic theory

Ron Paul and economist Paul Krugman debated fiscal theory on Bloomberg TV. Who won?
Stefan Karlsson Can price inflation fix a lagging economy?

Yes, but the boost it provides is temporary and offers no permanent solution.
The Circle Bastiat Obama's misguided views on fair trade

Recent remarks on China and fair trade illustrate some crucial errors in Obama's views.
Europe to Germany: your eurocrisis 'answers' don't work for us

As prosperous Germany reshapes Europe's fiscal operating system to fit the German doctrine of austerity, questions and warnings are on the rise.
Spain leads Europe's rebellion against German austerity

Prime Minister Mario Rajoy told EU officials that Spain would not meet its deficit target for 2012. Other countries, struggling to avoid further recession, may follow suit.
Stefan Karlsson Why Obama's recovery won't match up to Reagan's

Growth was consistently much higher during the Reagan recovery than in the Obama recovery but exceeded it by a lot more during the phase when government spending increased equally than when spending rose in the Reagan recovery compared to the Obama recovery.
Stefan Karlsson A European recession could have American consequences

Even with only about two percent of American exports going to Europe, a severe recession in the region would affect the US beyond the direct effect on exports.
On the Economy What does it mean when Romney says, 'I understand the economy'?

In today’s America, the president needs to understand the economy measured by middle-class incomes, paychecks, the quantity and quality of jobs, rates of poverty, and income gaps. Romney understand the economy of Wall St., not Main St.
How the 'Year of the Protester' played out in Europe

The protests in the Middle East and United States may have garnered more attention, but 2011 was just as much a year of awakening in southern Europe, where young people are worried their future.
Ron Paul's economic views aren't completely off base

Some have attacked Ron Paul for his Austrian views of American monetary issues, but those views aren't necessarily wrong
Has the 'Occupy' movement jumped the shark?

Yesterday's "Occupy ports" day wasn't a protest of how international trade is conducted, but a protest against international trade itself. Have the protesters gone too far?
Chinese foreign reserves are falling

As foreign exchange reserves in other countries fall, the Chinese yuan follows suit
Why Germany's success doesn't extend to other Eurozone countries

Trade and economic interaction happens with countries outside of the Eurozone as well.
Five days left: Would failure by budget super committee matter?

As the “super committee” deadline approaches, some say it won’t be disaster if the panel fails to deliver. The battles will just be fought again after the next election – and maybe then the side with the best ideas will have more political clout.
Europe's 'holy fools' set the tone for US Occupy Wall Street protesters

From Greece to Italy to Spain, young Europeans, much like the Occupy Wall Street protesters who have followed them, have been pushing for answers to high unemployment and poor representation.
Can governments change the economy? American economists share Nobel.

American economists Thomas Sargent of New York University and Christopher Sims of Princeton were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for developing analytical methods used by governments today.
Our medieval economic policy

Tightening the budget when we should be expanding will only make the economy weaker
How do we get out of this mess?

The first step: Find the polices that aren't working, and replace them with ones that acknowledge market failure
A few not-so-glamorous things Obama can do for the economy

The president should stop making fluffy speeches and start doing the dirty work of banking regulation
America's big shift right

Why the country's conservative drift, on a wide range of issues, has accelerated.