Posts Tagged ‘you decide’

YOU DECIDE: Is government getting larger or smaller?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

With the record levels of spending, especially at the federal level, and sky-high government deficits and debts, how could anyone make the case that government has been shrinking? Mike Walden explains how.

YOU DECIDE: Can we do anything about gas prices?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

There are few parts to our economy that get people riled up more than rising gas prices. But what, if anything, can we do about the escalating cost of gas. Mike Walden discusses.

YOU DECIDE: How important are state cost-of-living differences?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

The cost of living varies by where you live. Mike Walden explains why it’s important to understand and be aware of differences in the cost of living.

YOU DECIDE: Can economics predict presidential elections?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

The nation’s economic condition plays a role in presidential elections, but can economics predict the outcome of presidential elections? Mike Walden discusses.

YOU DECIDE: What are the top tax tradeoffs?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

Taxes involve tradeoffs, and any discussion of taxes should consider these tradeoffs. Mike Walden discusses.

YOU DECIDE: Do we have different economic problems?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

The economy faces cyclical and structural problems. Mike Walden explains the difference and why measures designed to strengthen one part of the economy may actually weaken another part.

YOU DECIDE: What kind of economy will our youth inherit?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

What kind of economy will “Generation Z,” people born between 1995 and 2010, inherit? Mike Walden discusses.

YOU DECIDE: Is manufacturing back?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

Is manufacturing headed back to being a dominant part of the U.S. and North Carolina economies? Mike Walden discusses.

YOU DECIDE: How can we solve the essential economic problem?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

How do we use our limited resources to satisfy our unlimited wants and needs? That’s the essential economic problem. Mike Walden discusses.

YOU DECIDE: What are the big economic issues?

Dr. Michael Walden is William Neal Reynolds professor of agricultural and resource economics at N.C. State University.

There will be much discussion about economics in this election year. But what are the economic themes at the root of these discussions and differences?

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