Posts Tagged: economics

Despite Economic Headwinds, New Jersey-Israel Trade Increased 11% in 2022
JNS.org - Trade between the Garden State and the Jewish state, which is valued at $1.72 billion, was up 11% between 2021 and 2022, and...

US Economic Growth Slows in First Quarter; Weekly Jobless Claims Fall
US economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter, despite an increase in consumer spending, and activity is set to moderate further as the effects of...
Netanyahu’s Economic Plan: No VAT on ‘Staple Foods’
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pitched a new economic plan to Israelis on Monday, distancing himself from recently jettisoned finance minster Yair Lapid's...

Israel-EU Conference Promotes Trade, Rejects Hezbollah Terror Label
After today's EU-Israel Association Council meeting, where political considerations were discussed and increased collaborations in diverse fields were negotiated, relations have been successfully advanced between...

How to Think About Taxation and Spending (Part 2)
In my last blog we saw how taxation and spending damages the economy in two ways: first by decreasing the incentives of those taxed to...

How to Think About Taxation and Spending (Part 1)
One of the great tragedies of the modern world is the widespread belief that the science of economics - a remarkable accomplishment of human thought...

The Economics of Destruction
With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 looming ever larger on the horizon, debate about its causes and consequences is set to dominate the airwaves. Of...

The Left and the Banks
First up, a story. Let's say that I live a in high-crime neighborhood, or I'm terribly prone to lose things, or I'm a paranoiac, or...