Reason presents a lively debate among libertarians -- Mark Skousen of FreedomFest and Gene Epstein of Barron's-- that argues for a favorite founding father of economics: Adam Smith alone on the pedestal or a the lesser known Frenchman, Richard Cantillon leading a contingent of competing economists?
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From two graduates of the Suffolk University PhD program in Economics I had the pleasure of knowing and working with over the years. Here...
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Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near?
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OVERVIEW The unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9 percent in December with payrolls expanding by 312,000 jobs, according to the Bureau ...