Questions tagged [economy]
Questions relating to the politics of economic theory or economic policy of any country or the international community. General economic questions can be asked on Economics.SE https://economics.stackexchange.com/
636
questions
18
votes
2
answers
997
views
Is there any evidence that public transport splitting, corporatisation or privitisation affects quality?
In Europe in the last 10–30 years, many public transportation companies have been split up in parts, with some parts corporatised and some parts privatised. This has partly been motivated by an ...
- 48.6k
12
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Is there a correlation between political system and economic growth?
I would like to know whether there are any pieces of scientific research indicating that some political systems are more likely to produce a large economic growth than others. Which systems are they? ...
- 1,647
50
votes
9
answers
5k
views
Why is economic growth considered so essential, even in rich countries?
Whenever economic growth as a percentage of GDP drops close to zero, economists speak of a recession or even a crisis. In political debate, the focus is quite often on economic growth; in most ...
- 48.6k
7
votes
2
answers
97
views
Analyzing Governmental Debt [closed]
When looking at the Federal debt there are a lot of ways to interpret the data. You can look at the dollar amount which is currently ~16 trillion or you can analyze it as a percent of the GDP. Are ...
user40
3
votes
2
answers
549
views
Does the Corporate tax rate negatively affect the economy?
I've heard from many sources that the corporate tax rate has a detrimental effect on the economy, and that lowering it not only has the effect of stimulating the economy, but actually raises more ...
- 3,178
31
votes
4
answers
19k
views
Who was the last US President to oversee a reduction in debt?
As of 2012, the United States currently has ~16 trillion in debt.
The last five presidents have all added to the overall debt*.
Who is the last US president to decrease the total amount of debt ...
user40