CPA Conference Day 1: “It’s The Dollar, Stupid.”
We all remember the famous line by Bill Clinton’s campaign advisor James Carville: “It’s the economy, stupid,” he said about what mattered most to voters.
Modeling the Effect of the Market Access Charge on Exchange Rates, Interest Rates and the US Economy
This Working Paper examines the impact of the proposed Market Access Charge (MAC) on international capital inflows into the US economy and the domestic US
Phenomenal World | The Class Politics of the Dollar System
CPA’s take: This well-written article explains why dollar hegemony and overvaluation is bad for US productivity and working-class people around the world. The global dollar
Podcasts\ The Economic Foundations of Industrial Policy
Editor’s Note: An article from Palladium magazine by Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher, read by the latter on the following podcasts. America’s resurgent interest in industrial
America’s Trade Deficits
Editors note: Ken Austin, a former treasury official, explains the intricacies of capital flows, exchange rates, and the trade deficit. Blame U.S. Policies – Starting
US Capital Flow Management in the 1960s: The Interest Equalization Tax
By Steven L. Byers, PhD and Jeff Ferry With the introduction of the Baldwin-Hawley bill (S 2359) into the US Senate, capital flow management tools
Making America Competitive Again, The Bipartisan Baldwin-Hawley Bill
By John R. Hansen, CPA Advisory Board Executive Summary America’s trade deficits, which are caused primarily by America’s overvalued dollar, are eroding the American Dream
Regulating Capital Inflows To Realign The Dollar Exchange Rate
By Steven L. Byers, PhD U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) recently introduced a bipartisan bill (Senate Bill S.2357) to realign the
Forget Tariffs. Here’s a Better Way to Close the Trade Gap.
Editors’ note: This is an important and clear article by respected journalist Matthew Klein supporting the Baldwin/Hawley Competitive Dollar for Jobs and Prosperity Act. However,
Hawley Is Asking the Right Questions About the Dollar
Editors note: Conservative opinion leaders are starting to focus on the need for a competitive dollar. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has wasted very little time
