During the presidential campaign there was a lot of talk about the role of small business in employment.  One of Romney's central theses...

Every time the equity markets go through a correction the recession chatter seems to pick up.  In the last few days, the chart below has sta...

The reason that economists adjust nominal data to "real" numbers is that they are trying to create a better picture of general wel...

I'm going to be traveling for a bit until after labor day, so this will be my last post until then.  Sorry to leave everyone with a rant...

Below is a chart of the employment/population ratio for the US.  It measures the percent of the population in the US that is working.  Even ...

This week's issue of Businessweek has an interview with Alan Greenspan, in which there was an interesting exchange on his ability to fo...