Produced by the Institute for New Economic Thinking
This interview explores explanations for weak economic growth in the aftermath of the Great Recession. I argue that the key problem is compromised demand growth that affects economies “beyond the short run.”
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Discussion of the macroeconomics of the U.S. trade deficit and the effects of the Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Article written by David Nicklaus using information from an interview with Prof. Fazzari.
Interview with Wisconsin Public Radio
Follow the links for an audio file of an interview with Prof. Fazzari that addresses concerns about rising federal deficits and debt in the aftermath of Trump tax cuts and the early 2018 federal budget agreement.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Summary of different macroeconomic effects of government deficits and rising government debt. Column written
Trump’s Economic Analysis: Gets Symptoms Right, But Diagnosis Wrong
Knowledge@Wharton Magazine
Based on concepts from the 2015 Review of Income and Wealth Article
Politifact, “Fact Checking a $15 Minimum Wage”
New York Times, “In An Age of Privilege, Not Everyone is in the Same Boat”
Follow this link for a post on that summarizes recent work on rising inequality and macroeconomics.
Front page of the Wall Street Journal
This article highlights research by Barry Cynamon and Steven Fazzari showing that consumer spending has grown dramatically more for the top 5% of the income distribution than the bottom 95% since 1989.
Huffington Post
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Essential academic discipline returns after nearly 25-year hiatus
“It will start out small, but this is a significant undertaking,” Fazzari said. “The university is making a serious academic commitment to this program.”
New York Times article based on research by Sociology department chair Steve Fazzari
Rising Inequality, Consumer Spending, and the Economy
Washington Post article that summarizes some implications of research by Steve Fazzari
Washington University Record – November 11, 1999
For Steven Fazzari, Ph.D., the grit and grime of a summer job became grist for scholarly mill
By Gerry Everding