Comments on economic issues and developments published by AIR researchers and affiliates
Congress can turn the Republican tax cuts into new middle-class jobs
By William Lazonick "The deceptively named Tax Cut and Jobs Act slashes the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to ...
Corporate Executives Are Making Way More Money Than Anybody Reports
By William Lazonick and Matt Hopkins "On its website, the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the United ...
Corporate Finance in the Theory of Innovative Enterprise
By William Lazonick * In my research on innovative enterprise and sustainable prosperity, I use the “theory of innovative enterprise” ...
Could fiscal policy changes revive US economic growth? Some contributions towards answering that question
By Institute Staff "As analysts across the industrialized world contemplate the political consequences of anemic long-term growth patterns, media and ...
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Denmark is helping those who can’t work due to coronavirus – why isn’t the UK?
"At just after 5pm on Monday, my phone rang. I missed the call – I was in one of Copenhagen’s ...
Did Boeing prioritize profits over safety? (Interview with William Lazonick)
By Warren Olney "Since March some 387 Boeing 737 Max jets have been grounded by regulators and airlines with no ...
Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future, but Problems Run Deeper than Tweets
In this insightful INET blog piece, Lynn Parramore interviews AIRnet President William Lazonick about Tesla's role in shaping America's future ...
European Ruling Highlights Apple’s Corrupted Business Model
By William Lazonick "The European Commission’s decision to serve Apple with a 13 billion euro tax bill represents a step forward in ...
From Financialisation to Innovation in UK Big Pharma
AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline by Öner Tulum, Antonio Andreoni and William Lazonick The tension between innovation and financialisation is central to ...
Have stock buybacks gone too far?
By William Lazonick and segment guest (Jeremy Siegel) "Fueled by the lower corporate tax rate, share buybacks among S&P 500 ...
