[PEN-L:7986] FW: BLS Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1996 In a brief profile with photo, "Headliner: Katharine Abraham -- Dead Calm in the Eye of the CPI Storm," Business Week's Mike McNamee (Dec. 23, page 46) says, "Abraham, 42, is unperturbed. The BLS was first to recognize the CPI's weaknesses, she

[PEN-L:7983] socialism from below

I generally agree with Peter Burns' comments on this topic, except that he overgeneralized a bit too much from the relatively painless and violence-free "velvet revolution" of the former Czechoslovakia. (Albania or Rumania, for example, were quite different.) Concerning socialism from

[PEN-L:7978] Re: Socialism from below

They certainly weren't instances of *socialism* from below, but weren't the social/political movements which resulted in the overthrow of Communist regimes in much of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union nonetheless *revolutions* from below (at least in some cases)? If so,

[PEN-L:7982] Tax Survey

Fun facts about oh-so-reactionary neo-classical academics. Prof. Joel Slemrod, a person so straight he makes Jack Webb look like a hippie, has published the results of a very lengthy survey (96 questions) of specialists (economists. attorneys, accountants) in the field of taxation. Full

[PEN-L:7995] Re: cost of job loss

At 7:07 PM 12/30/96, Robert Cherry wrote: Doug Henwood wrote: Hmm, but the 1989 price deflator was 1.7 points above the 1986 one - not as sharp a rise as the CPI, but still a 65% spike in the inflation rate. Not that that's alarming to me, but it is/was to creditors. This is hogwash.

[PEN-L:7992] Re: cost of job loss

Core inflation does not simply exclude energy and agricultural products because of their volatility but also because any movement of these prices has nothing to do with movements of GDP. Since weather conditions and world political dynamics determine movements of agricultural and energy

[PEN-L:7981] Re: North Korean apology re: sub

On 30 Dec 96 at 4:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shawgi, I would like to hear your take on the official North Korean statement of regret regarding the sub incident. Blair Naughty, naughty. See you in N.O. === Max B. SawickyEconomic

[PEN-L:7994] Re: North Korean apology re: sub

On 30 Dec 96 at 4:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shawgi, I would like to hear your take on the official North Korean statement of regret regarding the sub incident. Blair And Max replied, Naughty, naughty. No, Max, perhaps you're projecting. Evidently so. I've been interested

[PEN-L:7980] Re: North Korean apology re: sub

On Mon, 30 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shawgi, I would like to hear your take on the official North Korean statement of regret regarding the sub incident. Blair Blair Sandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it possible for you to supply this official statement

[PEN-L:7979] North Korean apology re: sub

Shawgi, I would like to hear your take on the official North Korean statement of regret regarding the sub incident. Blair Blair Sandler [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:7989] Re: North Korean apology re: sub

On 30 Dec 96 at 4:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shawgi, I would like to hear your take on the official North Korean statement of regret regarding the sub incident. Blair And Max replied, Naughty, naughty. No, Max, perhaps you're projecting. I've been interested in reading Shawgi's pieces

[PEN-L:7991] Re: North Korean apology re: sub

I have posted many posts on the DPRK's position on various events and developments, including a couple of lenghthy posts on the DPRK's account of the submarine tragedy. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 30 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:7988] Re: history of cpi fight

At 9:01 AM 12/23/96, Michael Perelman wrote: Does anybody have a good feel for the history of the cpi struggle? I remember during the early Reagan years, the administration was arguing that housing prices were overestimated because the price of rents was not increasing as fast as the price of

[PEN-L:7987] Re: Fwd: Re: cost of job loss

At 11:44 AM 12/30/96, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the definition of 'core' inflation and what is the difference between 'core' inflation and inflation as measured by the cpi? Are the two types of inflation defined in relation to each other or are they seperate? "Core" inflation is the CPI

[PEN-L:7984] Re: cost of job loss

At 5:28 PM 12/27/96, Robert Cherry wrote: In Jim Devine's communication on the COJL, he recopies a summary from the BLS Report: " [T]he last time the jobless rate sank as low as it is today -- in the late 1980s -- wage increases and inflation accelerated, forcing the Fed to raise interest

[PEN-L:7985] Fwd: Re: cost of job loss

What is the definition of 'core' inflation and what is the difference between 'core' inflation and inflation as measured by the cpi? Are the two types of inflation defined in relation to each other or are they seperate? maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 96-12-30 14:09:07 EST,

[PEN-L:7993] Economic Crisis Of The Korean Monopoly Capitalists

The 30 leading south Korean monopoly capitalists lost a combined $1,191,600,000 on the Korea Stock Market during 1996. The overall market value of the stocks owned by the heads of the top 30 Korean business groups plunged that much during 1996 due to the continuous "bearish bourse" in south

[PEN-L:7990] Deepening Crisis In South Korea

In 1953 the U.S. imperialists were forced by the heroic resistance of the Korean people to sign an armistice agreement. It divided Korea into north and south parts but did not end the state of war. The U.S. imperialists organized a puppet government to serve their interests in the south. For the