Friday, July 24, 2009
When the Misery Index Is Too Upbeat
The Huffington Post has launched a new monthly feature it’s calling the “Real Misery Index,” which it says offers a more accurate snapshot of the economic struggles Americans face today than the original one...
Developed in the 1970s by Arthur Okun, a Yale and Brookings Institution economist, the Misery Index is calculated by adding the unemployment rate and inflation rate...
WSJ: When the Misery Index Is Too Upbeat
Developed in the 1970s by Arthur Okun, a Yale and Brookings Institution economist, the Misery Index is calculated by adding the unemployment rate and inflation rate...
WSJ: When the Misery Index Is Too Upbeat