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Democrats’ 2020 Policy Proposals Almost Certainly Require Middle Class Tax Hikes

Democrats’ 2020 Policy Proposals Almost Certainly Require Middle Class Tax Hikes

Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia University who backed Sanders in the 2016 presidential election, said these policies could be financed in part through higher taxes on the middle class. He pointed to the example set by America’s peer nations in Europe and argued the United States is the outlier rather than the norm, noting Scandinavian countries that publicly provide health care, college tuition, paid vacation, and family benefits are consistently ranked the happiest in the world.

Another Role for Construction Cranes: Economic Indicator

Another Role for Construction Cranes: Economic Indicator

The towering cranes that rise above development sites can be a useful financial indicator, like consumer confidence polls or housing starts, according to Rider Levett Bucknall, a construction consulting firm that uses the equipment as the basis for its RLB Crane Index.…Jagdish N. Bhagwati, a professor of economics at Columbia, said the number of gauges like these had multiplied since the 1980s, when The Economist magazine created the Big Mac Index, an informal comparison of the cost of hamburgers in different countries used to analyze exchange rates.

Alessandra Casella’s Research into Voting Systems Featured in Piece in New Scientist

Alessandra Casella’s Research into Voting Systems Featured in Piece in New Scientist

Professor of Economics and Political Science Alessandra Casella’s research into voting systems was featured in a piece in New Scientist. Professor Casella and her co-PI were able to demonstrate how, with some alternative voting systems, minority voting decisions which support strong preferences may yield greater overall satisfaction from all voters.

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