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The Math of the One Big Beautiful Bill
Mark G. Sheppard
June 29, 2025
Passing H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, and clearing the vote threshold remains difficult for conservatives because the exact number of votes needed is somewhat challenged and even under lower threshold requirements the conservative coalition face opposing pressures. While the political future of the bill
The Election That Economists Lost
Mark G. Sheppard
February 25, 2025
In October, prior to the election, The Economist, arguably the most popular economic weekly journal, published an article entitled “America’s economy is bigger and better than ever”, this basic sentiment of topline success was echoed by a number of institutions from the Federal Reserve
New York City Employment Recovery Complete, but Uneven across Industries
Khaled Eltokhy and James Orr
January 20, 2025
By the start of 2024 New York City employment had reached its pre-pandemic level of 4.7 million jobs, and more than 55,000 new jobs were added through November. The city’s recovery from the significant pandemic-related disruptions defied some predictions though several city industries continue
The Transformation of the Diacritic U.S. Banking System and the Advent of the Dominant Financial Institutions
Fotis Siokis
June 24, 2024
Over the past forty years, the unique U.S. banking system has faced significant competitive challenges, in a rapidly changing technological environment, along with far-reaching regulatory reforms, ushering in an era of remarkable consolidation. In this post we outline the differences of the US Banking system compared to
New York’s Employment Recovery: Almost There but Virus Effects Linger, New Issues Emerge
Gillian Fuchs and James Orr
January 31, 2024
Nearly four years after the onset of Covid-19 how is employment in New York City faring? In this post we outline the pattern of recovery of employment in the City and show how employment in different industries is evolving. Employment has just about reached
Silicon Valley Bank failure explained
Fotis Siokis
March 28,2023
On March 10, 2023 the American banking system suffered the second biggest bank collapse in its history. How did this happen? In this post we examine the reasons behind the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which caused tremendous jitters in the financial markets and forced the authorities
New York City’s Evolving Jobs Recovery
September 7, 2022
Overall employment in New York City has not fully recovered from the huge shock it took following the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020. But looking across industries, both the depth of the downturn and pace of recovery has been uneven. In this post we
Will China Surpass the U.S. to Become the Number One Economic Power?
Hengzhong Liu
June 18, 2022
This article argues that the current wave of deglobalization will not stop China from surpassing the United States as the largest economy in the next decade, but it will prevent China from becoming the No. 1 economic power in the