Economic Policy and Public Debate by Mike Konczal
Predictability of monetary policy was key at Fed, Mike Konczal notes
Mike Konczal highlights insights from 2005, when Federal Reserve economist William Poole identified four key characteristics of Alan Greenspan's leadership at the U.S. central bank. According to ...
Mike Konczal: Real wages and incomes declining amid reduced family health care subsidies
Mike Konczal highlights concerns over falling real wages as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He also points out that real incomes, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, are ...
U.S. wage and productivity surge traced to unemployment support, Mike Konczal argues
Mike Konczal points to a reassessment of economic policies enacted in 2020, suggesting that the expanded U.S. unemployment insurance likely fueled the sharp rise in wages and productivity. ...
Mike Konczal: Inflation reading raises concerns beyond shelter
Mike Konczal expresses concern about a disappointing inflation reading, noting that while shelter costs show interesting patterns, it is the rest of the data that is especially troubling. Konczal ...
Jobs level could be shifting, Mike Konczal notes
Economist Mike Konczal suggests that the jobs level may be undergoing a recent reversal. He plans to examine this change further in his upcoming monthly jobs analysis and invites others to share ...
Mike Konczal: U.S. unemployment falls as jobs increase by 178,000
The U.S. labor market continued to show strength with a solid jobs report, according to Mike Konczal. Unemployment fell after being somewhat elevated during the winter, and the report highlighted ...
Table figure seems elevated, Mike Konczal notes
Mike Konczal discussed reactions to data presented by Greg Ip and referenced additional insights from Claude chats. He shared that experts who focus on these topics believe the overall number in ...
Mike Konczal: U.S. PCE inflation accelerates with seven months of weak data
U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation has shown seven consecutive months of weak results, with the pace now accelerating, according to Mike Konczal. He notes there is a lack of ...
Debate emerges over PCE services classification, Mike Konczal says
A discussion has arisen regarding the classification of market-based core non-housing PCE services in U.S. economic data. Mike Konczal questions whether deleting market-based PCE household ...
Mike Konczal: Fed shifts focus to PCE measure over CPI in 2000
The U.S. Federal Reserve began emphasizing the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index over the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in its reports starting in 2000. Mike Konczal points out that the ...
