Economic Policy and Market Commentary by Alan Reynolds

Spencer Jakab has highlighted growing attention to the so-called Fed Model for stock valuation, according to a summary by Alan Reynolds. Jakab also refers to Bob Shiller's CAPE model, describing ...

During a 2010 interview, Robert Hall discussed how interest rates faced by private decision makers such as households and businesses changed during the 2008-09 crisis. Alan Reynolds highlighted ...

Alan Reynolds challenges the comparison made by Greg Ip, who, citing Ben Chabot, suggests that the rise in U.S. 10-year Treasury yields might resemble a bank run, with bondholders rushing to exit ...

Alan Reynolds questions the accuracy of measuring tax receipts as a share of GDP, pointing out that using this metric can produce misleading conclusions if GDP declines. Reynolds states that ...

Alan Reynolds highlights that tax revenues can increase as a share of GDP when GDP itself falls. He explains that what matters is the growth of real receipts over time, which is determined by ...

Alan Reynolds challenges the Wall Street Journal editorial "The Myth of the Maestro" for attributing the recession that began in December 2007 mainly to a past house-price boom and later ...

Alan Reynolds challenges the idea that increasing taxes will boost a country’s national savings by reducing government borrowing. He argues that this conventional approach misinterprets the ...

Alan Reynolds highlights a long-standing career since 1971 focused on writing and speaking about economic facts, theories, policies, and history. The commentary references an extensive ...

Alan Reynolds, industry influencer, discusses the disparity between his high and variable pretax income and the actual amount he retains after taxes at the age of 84. He highlights how pretax ...