Tells about writer's conversations with some supply-side theorists: Norman Ture, Jude Wanniski, Robert Mundell, and Arthur B. Laffer.
Mineral companies are falling over themselves to add more capacity, and reforms after July 1st should provide at least some supply-side boost.
But many critics have missed important research by some very prominent economists that has revived some supply-side ideas, giving them an aura of academic respectability.
But although the specifics of the 9-9-9 plan were developed only in the last few months, it is only the latest incarnation of two ideas popular among some supply-side conservatives for decades.
IT'S not so odd that a graduate of the 80's with a master's degree in economics and some supply-side credentials should now find himself negotiating a big merger.
That position differs in some respects from the view held by some supply-side economists, who steadfastly defend President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts of the early 1980's as having revolutionized the economy, even if they also contributed to giant budget deficits.
To stimulate the high-technology sector, the government employed some supply-side economics, showering the industry with tax concessions from the 1980s.
Without a clear understanding of the social geography of availability and access, some supply-side interventions in tobacco and alcohol policy may inadvertently exacerbate inequities.
Bayh says that "in the long run it's about supply and demand" and that Obama has done a lot of good things on the demand side, and some stuff on the supply side.
Furthermore, the effects of some variables from the supply side might be correlated with population density, e.g., urban areas tend to have more labor in the tertiary sector requiring highly qualified workers or having a higher household income.
