Is a Strong Economy Enough to Re-Elect Trump?
Feb 19, 2020 notes that while the incumbent's odds should be higher than they are, the Democrats have problems of their own.
Michael J. Boskin
Michael J. Boskin is Professor of Economics at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He was Chairman of George H. W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1989 to 1993, and headed the so-called Boskin Commission, a congressional advisory body that highlighted errors in official US inflation estimates.
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Is a Strong Economy Enough to Re-Elect Trump? 
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Economic Growth Is the Answer Economic Growth Is the Answer
Dec 12, 2019 argues that maximizing output and devising better ways to measure it should be policymakers' top priorities.
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Electing America’s Economic Future Electing America’s Economic Future
Oct 23, 2019 assesses the leading US presidential candidates' likely policy approaches, and the associated risks.
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Will the Civil Majority Please Stand Up? Will the Civil Majority Please Stand Up?
Aug 27, 2019 laments the spread of toxic partisan rhetoric that forecloses possibilities for political cooperation.
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Is Economic Development the Key to Mideast Peace? Is Economic Development the Key to Mideast Peace?
Jun 26, 2019 outlines the Trump administration's blueprint for financial aid and reform in the Palestinian territories.
