Josh Bivens

4 weeks ago | blog.creaders.net | Josh Bivens |Elise Gould |Jori Kandra

-Regulations, Shareholders, Process, Cases and Consequences-Institute of Global and Area Studies Center of Chongqing Technology and Business UniversityJing Zhao, March 13, 2025[1. SEC Regulations]1.1 The Securities Exchange Act and the SECThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the U.S. government oversight agency responsible for regulating the securities markets and protecting investors.

4 weeks ago | epi.org | Josh Bivens

Many of Donald Trump’s economic plans put forward during the presidential campaign seemed extremely unwise even to the corporate leaders who supported him and care about profits over everything else. Universal and large tariffs and mass deportations, for example, were clearly anti-growth policies that could hurt profit growth.

1 month ago | epi.org | Josh Bivens |Elise Gould |Hilary Wething |Ben Zipperer

Below is an excerpt from a piece originally published in The Briefing Book, a Substack publication. Read the full commentary here. Rising inequality has been a major social and economic problem for the United States for decades. The policy agenda to stop or even reverse this inequality must start with a clear understanding of what drove it.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Josh Bivens

The U.S. economy is often compared to a cruise ship—it takes a lot of time and force to change its direction. This is why so many economists looked at the strong economy that was inherited by the Trump Administration and projected fast growth, low unemployment, declining inflation, and healthy stock market appreciation continuing for the next couple of years.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Josh Bivens

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 05, 2025, in New York City. Credit - Spencer Platt—Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy is often compared to a cruise ship—it takes a lot of time and force to change its direction. This is why so many economists looked at the strong economy that was inherited by the Trump Administration and projected fast growth, low unemployment, declining inflation, and healthy stock market appreciation continuing for the next couple of years.