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EconoSTATS Data Demystified: The goal of EconoSTATS is to simplify and clarify economic debates by explaining the premises and evidence on which they are based.

The public debate over economic policy is rooted in data on economic conditions and trends. Too often, however, these data are either too obscure for most people to understand or too politicized for them to trust. The goal of EconoSTATS is to simplify and clarify economic debates by explaining the premises and evidence on which they are based. EconoStats is an educational resource empowering reade

rs to analyse, interpret and think about these issues for themselves. To this end we draw in economists from various perspectives to engage on topics in ways that stimulate readers’ thinking. We also examine and critique the ways the media reports on these topics. Finally, in the tradition of EconoSTATS’ parent organization, the Statistical Assessment Service (STATS), we provide support for journalists attempting to navigate and report on these issues.

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on EconoSTATS.org
07/15/2014

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on EconoSTATS.org

July 14, 2014 Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D. 933 N. Kenmore Street Suite 405 Arlington, VA 22201 [...]

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Forbes
07/15/2014

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Forbes

By Wayne Winegarden, July 15, 2014 The public feuds between Internet providers, such as Comcast and Verizon, and content providers, such as Google and Netflix, have started an important debate regarding how to effectively regulate the communications and technology industries. Unfortunately, in resp…

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden submits letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding t...
06/11/2014

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden submits letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the Communications Act

June 11, 2014 Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D. 933 N. Kenmore Street Suite 405 Arlington, VA 22201 [...]

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Inside Sources
06/03/2014

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Inside Sources

Congress has never passed net neutrality regulations. Not to be dissuaded from promulgating such regulations anyway, the FCC has found a loophole. The FCC has proposed rules that would reclassify broadband services as telecommunications services (technically it would reclassify broadband Internet a…

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Roll Call
05/12/2014

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Roll Call

The U.S. became the world s largest economy, in part, because its policies supported innovation and entrepreneurship. From Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs, U.S. entrepreneurs invented many of the innovations that drove the 20th century global economy, with patents playing an indispensable role in this i…

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden submits letter to the House Committee on energy and Commerce regarding t...
04/28/2014

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden submits letter to the House Committee on energy and Commerce regarding the Communications Act

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden’s submission to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding [...]

STATS Senior Fellow Jon Entine mentioned on AEIdeas by Peter Wallison
04/23/2014

STATS Senior Fellow Jon Entine mentioned on AEIdeas by Peter Wallison

Jon Entine’s post on the government’s potential difficulties in the lawsuit brought by the holders of the common and preferred stock of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is on target when he described it ...

Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on the Orlando Sentinel
03/28/2014

Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on the Orlando Sentinel

Medicare Part D — Medicare's program that helps seniors cover the costs of pharmaceutical drugs — has been an unqualified success. And, perhaps, the Obama administration finally has recognized this success.

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Forbes
03/26/2014

EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Forbes

There is no doubt that an effective broadband infrastructure is essential for the 21st century U.S. economy. This is why the misinterpretations of a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report are so problematic. The policy recommendations that are being derived from these incorrect inter...

The Nonsensical Economics of Hospital Pricing- EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Forbes
03/11/2014

The Nonsensical Economics of Hospital Pricing- EconoSTATS Contributing Editor Wayne Winegarden on Forbes

The U.S. health care system is rife with problems. One fundamental problem affecting the entire health care system is the meaningless pricing systems that are the inevitable result of our third-party payer system. In a well-functioning market, prices are set to cover all costs plus a competitive r...

EconoSTATS and STATS Executive Director Don Rieck
03/04/2014

EconoSTATS and STATS Executive Director Don Rieck

By Donald Rieck, March 4, 2014 In June of 2012, Washington State privatized its government-run liquor system, allowing the sale of distilled spirits in licensed private stores. The decision was part of a growing movement among states to undo legislation first crafted on the heels of the repeal of Pr...

STATS Senior Fellow Jon Entine on AEIdeas
03/04/2014

STATS Senior Fellow Jon Entine on AEIdeas

In a flurry of developments last week, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on life support three years ago, are now officially cash cows for the US Treasury. But they are more than that: legal experts beli...

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