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16 JunThe Hold-Up

Economists expressed disappointment when the government announced that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) advanced at a tepid 1.8 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2011. And business pundits ran on about the U.S. economy adding only 54,000 jobs in May. But we should resist making too much of this.

Volume: 19 - Number: 2

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Special Topic Title: Washington Input-Output Table

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 DecThe Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye, a Robert Altman movie starring Elliot Gould as Detective Philip Marlowe, got mixed reviews. The Great Recession's version of The Long Goodbye deserves to be slammed.

Volume: 18 - Number: 4

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Special Topic Title: Washington Agriculture

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen