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Conventional Wisdom versus The Data
October 29, 2011
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The Game
Select what price to charge.
Lower price sell more units.
Higher price sell fewer units.
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The Game
Goal: Make the most profit possible.
Profit = Revenue – Cost
Price per unit x Units sold $1 x Units sold
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Price per Unit Units Sold$1 100$2 95$3 90$4 85$5 80$6 75$7 70$8 65$9 60
$10 55$11 50$12 45$13 40$14 35$15 30
Example
Suppose you charge $3 per unit.
How many units will you sell?90
What is your revenue?
($3) (90) = $270
What is your cost?
($1) (90) = $90
What is your profit?
$270 – $90 = $180
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Price per Unit Units Sold$1 100$2 95$3 90$4 85$5 80$6 75$7 70$8 65$9 60
$10 55$11 50$12 45$13 40$14 35$15 30
Example
Suppose you charge $15 per unit.
How many units will you sell?
30
What is your revenue?
($15) (30) = $450
What is your cost?
($1) (30) = $30
What is your profit?
$450 – $30 = $420
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Example
Suppose you charge$3 per unit.
Profit = $180
Suppose you charge$15 per unit.
Profit = $420
Of these, $15 is the better price to charge.
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Round 1
Choose the price you will charge for your product.
Every unit you sell costs you $1 to produce.
Profit = Price x Units Sold – $1 x Units Sold
Price per Unit Units Sold$1 100$2 95$3 90$4 85$5 80$6 75$7 70$8 65$9 60
$10 55$11 50$12 45$13 40$14 35$15 30
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Price per Unit Units Sold Revenue Cost Profit$1 100 $100 $100 $0$2 95 $190 $95 $95$3 90 $270 $90 $180$4 85 $340 $85 $255$5 80 $400 $80 $320$6 75 $450 $75 $375$7 70 $490 $70 $420$8 65 $520 $65 $455$9 60 $540 $60 $480
$10 55 $550 $55 $495$11 50 $550 $50 $500$12 45 $540 $45 $495$13 40 $520 $40 $480$14 35 $490 $35 $455$15 30 $450 $30 $420
Round 1
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Round 2: Tax the Consumers
In this round, consumers will pay an additional $4 per unit tax.
You choose a price.
The consumers pay that price per unit to you plus they pay another $4 per unit to the government.
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Price per Unit Units Sold$1 100$2 95$3 90$4 85$5 80$6 75$7 70$8 65$9 60
$10 55$11 50$12 45$13 40$14 35$15 30
Round 2
In this round, consumers will pay an additional $4 per unit tax.
If you charge $3, how many units will consumers buy?
70
What is your profit?$210 – $70 = $140
You charge $3.
Consumers pay $3 + $4 = $7.
Consumers buy 70 units.
What is your revenue?
($3) (70) = $210
What is your cost?
($1) (70) = $70
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Round 2
Choose the price you will charge for your product.
The consumer pays your price plus another $4 to the government.
Every unit you sell costs you $1 to produce.
Profit = Price x Units Sold – $1 x Units Sold
Price per Unit Units Sold$1 100$2 95$3 90$4 85$5 80$6 75$7 70$8 65$9 60
$10 55$11 50$12 45$13 40$14 35$15 30
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Price per Unit Units Sold Revenue Cost Profit$1 80 $80 $80 $0$2 75 $150 $75 $75$3 70 $210 $70 $140$4 65 $260 $65 $195$5 60 $300 $60 $240$6 55 $330 $55 $275$7 50 $350 $50 $300$8 45 $360 $45 $315$9 40 $360 $40 $320
$10 35 $350 $35 $315$11 30 $330 $30 $300
Round 2: Tax the Consumers
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Round 3: Tax the Firms
In this round, firms will pay a $4 per unit tax for every unit they sell.
The price consumers pay is the price you charge.
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Price per Unit Units Sold$1 100$2 95$3 90$4 85$5 80$6 75$7 70$8 65$9 60
$10 55$11 50$12 45$13 40$14 35$15 30
Round 3
In this round, firms will pay a $4 per unit tax.
Your cost per unit is now $1 (for the unit) plus another $4 (for the tax).
If you charge $3, how many units will consumers buy?
90
What is your profit?$270 – $450 = –$180
What is your revenue?
($3) (90) = $270
What is your cost?
($1 + $4) (90) = $450
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Round 3
Choose the price you will charge for your product.
Every unit you sell costs you $1 to produce.
In addition, you pay the government $4 for each unit you produce.
Profit = Price x Units Sold – $5 x Units Sold
Price per Unit Units Sold$1 100$2 95$3 90$4 85$5 80$6 75$7 70$8 65$9 60
$10 55$11 50$12 45$13 40$14 35$15 30
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Price per Unit Units Sold Revenue Cost Profit$1 100 $100 $500 ($400)$2 95 $190 $475 ($285)$3 90 $270 $450 ($180)$4 85 $340 $425 ($85)$5 80 $400 $400 $0$6 75 $450 $375 $75$7 70 $490 $350 $140$8 65 $520 $325 $195$9 60 $540 $300 $240
$10 55 $550 $275 $275$11 50 $550 $250 $300$12 45 $540 $225 $315$13 40 $520 $200 $320$14 35 $490 $175 $315$15 30 $450 $150 $300
Round 3: Tax the Firms
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No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
Results
In round 3, the government taxed the firms $4.
Won’t firms just pass the tax on to consumers?
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No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
Results
End result: Firms pay $2 of the tax, and consumers pay $2 of the tax.
Retail price up by $2
Consumers pay $2 more
Firms receive $2 less
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Results
In round 2, the government taxed the consumers $4.
Won’t consumers be forced to pay the full $4 tax?
No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
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No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
Results
End result: Firms pay $2 of the tax, and consumers pay $2 of the tax.
Retail price down by $2
Consumers pay $2 more
Firms receive $2 less
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No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
Results
Lesson #1: The government has no control over who ultimately pays a tax.
(even when the firm is a monopoly)
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No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
Results
When there was no tax, consumers bought 50 units.
A $4 per unit tax should generate $4 x 50 = $200 in tax revenue.
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No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
Results
Instead of raising $200 in tax revenue, the government only raises $160.
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Results
Lesson #2: The government determines the tax rate, not the tax revenue.
(regardless of whom it taxes)
No Tax Tax Consumers $4 Tax Firms $4Retail Price $11 $9 $13
Price Consumer Pays $11 $13 $13Price Firm Receives $11 $9 $9
Units Sold 50 40 40Tax Revenue $0 $160 $160
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Lesson #1: The government has no control over who ultimately pays a tax.
Lesson #2: The government determines the tax rate, not the tax revenue.
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Conventional Wisdom #1
The government is financially sound.
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Millions, Billions, Trillions
(blah, blah, blah)
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$100
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$10,000
A stack of $100 bills, ½ inch high.
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$1 million
100 packets of $10,000.
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$100 million
$100 million fits on a standard pallet.
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$1 billion
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$1 trillion
About twice the amount of money the U.S. government spends on interest on the national debt in one year.
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$14 trillion
The value of all goods and services produced in the United States in one year.Also, the U.S. national debt (as of 2010).
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Total Federal debt and obligations (as of 2010).
$65 trillion
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Conventional Wisdom #2
The government has a debt problem.
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Data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Federal government collects about $2.3 trillion in taxes per year
(all tax revenues combined).
The average U.S. household earns about $50,000 per year.
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$2.3 trillion $50,000
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Federal tax revenues = $2.3 trillion
Federal spending = $3.8 trillion
Federal debt = $14.6 trillion
Income = $50,000
Spending = $84,000
Debt = $330,000
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Debt
Deficit
DeficitDeficit
Deficit
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Conventional Wisdom #2
The government has a debt problem.
deficit
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What causes deficit?
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Perhaps we have a revenue problem.
Debt
Deficit
DeficitDeficit
Deficit
Revenue Spending
Revenue Spending
Revenue Spending
SpendingRevenue
?
?
?
?
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revenue
Conventional Wisdom #2
The government has a debt problem.
deficit
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Federal revenue has risen 6.9% per year (on average).
Data source: US Department of the Treasury
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Not fair. Prices have been rising over time.
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Federal revenue has risen 3.3% faster than inflation per year (on average).
Data source: US Department of the Treasury
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Not fair. The population has been growing over time.
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Federal revenue per person has risen 2.2% faster than inflation per year (on average).
Data source: US Department of the Treasury
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Tax revenue may be rising,
but it isn’t rising fast enough.
To raise more tax revenue, we need to raise tax rates!
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Conventional Wisdom #3
Raising tax rates increases tax revenue.
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Federal Revenue as a % of GDP
21%13%
Data sources: Internal Revenue Service, Bureau of the Census
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Federal Revenue as a % of GDP
21%13%
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Federal Revenue as a % of GDP
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Federal Revenue as a % of GDP
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Data sources: Internal Revenue Service, Bureau of the Census
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If revenue is a fixed 18% of GDP, then the debt problem must really be a spending problem.
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Revenue Spending
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revenue
Conventional Wisdom #2
The government has a debt problem.
deficit
spending
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Average Price Level
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis
The average price level has risen 700% since 1954.
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Average Price Level Cost of Federal Government
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis
The average price level has risen 700% since 1954.
The per-person cost of the Federal government has risen 3,000% since 1954.
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Average Price Level Health Care Cost of Federal Government
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of the Census
By comparison, the cost of health care has only risen 2,000% since 1954.
The per-person cost of the Federal government has risen 3,000% since 1954.
The average price level has risen 700% since 1954.
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Fine!
Government spending is rising, but it’s because of wars, NASA, subsidies to oil companies, [fill in your
favorite evil]…
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2011 Federal Budget
Entitlements
Net Interest
Other Mandatory
Defense
Everything Else
Mandatory Spending
Discretnary Spending
Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Food stamps, unemployment, child nutrition and tax credits, supplemental security for disabled, student loans
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS, HUD, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veteran Affairs, plus independent agencies, plus Legislative branch, plus Judicial branch, etc.
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$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
Federal Spending Federal Revenue
Billi
ons
Data source: The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, Office of Management and Budget
2011 Federal Budget
Entitlements
Net Interest
Other Mandatory
Defense
Everything Else
Eliminating all discretionary spending would still leave a $230 billion deficit.
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GDP grows!
Reconsider revenue
We only get 18% of GDP in revenue, so let’s stimulate GDP!
Spend more!
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Conventional Wisdom #4
Government spending stimulates the economy.
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TARP = $356 b.
Stimulus = $578 b.
Federal Reserve = $1,500 b.
Financial Initiatives = $366 b.
Housing Initiatives = $130 b.
Data source: money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/bailouttracker/
Total (net) stimulus = $3 trillion
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Unemployment Rate: 6%7%8%9%10%
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Total (net) stimulus = $3 trillion
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Historically, how has the economy reacted to stimulus spending?
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-4%
-3%
-2%
-1%
0%
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2%
3%
4%
-6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6%
RGD
P pe
r Cap
ita G
row
th
Change in Federal Outlays as % of GDP
Stimulus Spending and Economic Growth
If stimulus spending worked, we should see a relationship like this.
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-4%
-3%
-2%
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3%
4%
-6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6%
RGD
P pe
r Cap
ita G
row
th
Change in Federal Outlays as % of GDP
Data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts
Increased government spending does not appear to increase economic activity.
Stimulus Spending and Economic Growth (1954.1 to 2011.1)
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Maybe stimulus spending doesn’t have an immediate effect. What is the effect over time?
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-4%
-3%
-2%
-1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
-6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6%
RGD
P pe
r Cap
ita G
row
th 1
Yea
r Lat
er
Change in Federal Outlays as % of GDP
Data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts
Increased government spending does not appear to increase economic activity one year in the future.
Stimulus Spending and Economic Growth (1954.1 to 2011.1)
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Maybe stimulus spending’s effects are cumulative. What is the cumulative effect?
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-2%
-1%
-1%
0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
-1.0% -0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0%
RGD
P pe
r Cap
ita G
row
th (4
QM
A)
Change in Federal Outlays as % of GDP (4Q Moving Average)
Data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts
Increased government spending appears to have a negative cumulative effect over 4 quarters.
Stimulus Spending and Economic Growth (1954.1 to 2011.1)
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We have to do something! The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer!
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Conventional Wisdom #5
The rich get richer while the poor get poorer.
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Under $15,000 $15,000 - $25,000 $25,000 - $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000 $75,000 - $100,000 Over $100,000
1970 1980 1990 2000 2009
Data source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995-2012.
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Incomes are in 2009 dollars.
U.S. Households According to Income
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Under $15,000 $15,000 - $25,000 $25,000 - $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000 $75,000 - $100,000 Over $100,000
1970 1980 1990 2000 2009
Data source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995-2012.
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Incomes are in 2009 dollars.
U.S. Households According to Income
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Under $15,000 $15,000 - $25,000 $25,000 - $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000 $75,000 - $100,000 Over $100,000
1970 1980 1990 2000 2009
Data source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995-2012.
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Incomes are in 2009 dollars.
U.S. Households According to Income
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Under $15,000 $15,000 - $25,000 $25,000 - $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000 $75,000 - $100,000 Over $100,000
1970 1980 1990 2000 2009
Data source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995-2012.
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Incomes are in 2009 dollars.
U.S. Households According to Income
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Under $15,000 $15,000 - $25,000 $25,000 - $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000 $75,000 - $100,000 Over $100,000
1970 1980 1990 2000 2009
Data source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995-2012.
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Incomes are in 2009 dollars.
U.S. Households According to Income
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wtf?
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Data source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2010, Table 678.
3.8%
46.6%
3.4%
49.7%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Lowest Quintile Highest Quintile
Frac
tion
of T
otal
Inco
me
Rece
ived
by
Each
Fift
h
2000 2007
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
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Richest QuintilePoorest Quintile
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65.7
6.9
66.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Lowest Quintile Highest Quintile
Aver
age
Age
2000 2010
Data source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2010, Tables 8, 9.
The old get older and the young get younger.
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Oldest QuintileYoungest Quintile
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Source: Pew Economic Mobility Project
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Conventional Wisdom #6
Trade exploits and impoverishes the poor for the benefit of the rich.
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R2 = 0.56
$0
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$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000
Per-capita Income (US$)
Per
-cap
ita
Tra
de
(US
$)
Greater per-capita trade is associated with greater per-capita income.
Data source: International Monetary Fund
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R2 = 0.80
$1
$10
$100
$1,000
$10,000
$100,000
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00
Gender Related Development Index (0 = low gender adjusted HDI, 1 = high gender adjusted HDI)
Pe
r-c
ap
ita
Tra
de
(U
S$
, lo
ga
rith
mic
sc
ale
)GDI measures quality of life (longevity, education, literacy, income) for women relative to men.
Greater per-capita trade is associated with greater gender equality.
Data sources: International Monetary Fund and United Nations Development Programme
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R2 = 0.54
$1
$10
$100
$1,000
$10,000
$100,000
0 10 20 30 40 50
Children 10 to 14 in the Labor Force (as % of age group)
Per
-cap
ita
Tra
de
(US
$, l
og
arit
hm
ic s
cale
)
Greater per-capita trade is associated with reduced child labor.
Data sources: International Monetary Fund and World Bank
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$1
$10
$100
$1,000
$10,000
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Children 10 to 14 in the Labor Force (as % of age group)
Per
-cap
ita
Trad
e (U
S$,
lo
gar
ith
mic
sca
le)
Even among middle-lower and lower income countries, greater per-capita trade is associated with reduced child labor.
Data sources: International Monetary Fund and World Bank
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Conventional Wisdom #7
Trade costs American jobs.
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January 1975 to June 2006
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% 30%
Trade (imports plus exports) as % of GDP
Un
emp
loym
ent
Rat
e
Greater per-capita trade is associated with reduced unemployment.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis
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January 1975 to June 2006
$12.00
$12.50
$13.00
$13.50
$14.00
$14.50
$15.00
12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% 30%
Trade (imports plus exports) as % of GDP
Av
era
ge
Re
al H
ou
rly
Ea
rnin
gs
(2
00
0$
)
Greater per-capita trade is associated with increased real wages.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Conventional Wisdom #8
The minimum wage helps minimum wage workers.
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0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
0.3 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.38 0.4 0.42 0.44 0.46
Une
mpl
oym
ent R
ate
Minimum Wage as Fraction of Average Hourly Wage
College Education (1978-2008)
Data sources: Statistical Abstract of the United States and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
0.3 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.38 0.4 0.42 0.44 0.46
Une
mpl
oym
ent R
ate
Minimum Wage as Fraction of Average Hourly Wage
HS Education (1978-2008)
Data sources: Statistical Abstract of the United States and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
20.0%
0.3 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.38 0.4 0.42 0.44 0.46
Une
mpl
oym
ent R
ate
Minimum Wage as Fraction of Average Hourly Wage
Less than HS Education (1978-2008)
Data sources: Statistical Abstract of the United States and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Data Pwns Conventional Wisdom
The government has no control over who ultimately pays a tax.
The government sets the tax rate, not the tax revenue.
Raising tax rates does not increase the government’s share of the economic pie.
The government has a spending problem.
Stimulus spending doesn’t stimulate.
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Data Pwns Conventional Wisdom
The poor are getting richer.
Trade empowers and enriches people (even poor people).
Trade creates more jobs than it destroys.
Minimum wage increases unemployment among the less educated.
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Conventional Wisdom versus The Data
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