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Below includes the many opinion and editorial articles by Dr. Cosgrove featured in prominent news publications. He has also been quoted in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, Barron's, The Hill, and The Christian Science Monitor. Dr. Cosgrove publishes articles in academic journals such as the Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Futures Research Quarterly and Journal of International Finance and Economics.
Op-ed Articles
A Modest Proposal for Narrowing U.S. Income Inequality by Mike Cosgrove Issues and Insights, 09/09/20 Joe Biden's Plan to Punish Equity Investors by Mike Cosgrove The Hill, 07/14/20 What Equity Investors Knew by Mike Cosgrove Issues & Insights, 06/11/20 The Economic Shutdown Was Not Necessary by Mike Cosgrove Issues & Insights, 05/20/20 The Fed has been a weight on the back of the U.S. economy By MICHAEL COSGROVE
The Hill, 06/11/19

Is The Federal Reserve Aiming for a Recession By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INTERNATIONALBUSINESS TIMES, 2/21/19
The Federal Reserve Has Lost Its Way By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INTERNATIONALBUSINESS TIMES, 1/10/19
The Fed seems determined to snuff out economic progress By MICHAEL COSGROVE
The Hill, 10/19/18
US Federal Reserve's Current Monetary Policy is a Major Mistake By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES, 8/28/18

Our Unfair Tax Code: 40% Bear The Burden By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, October 6, 2016

Why Shareholders Can Thank Obama's Slow-Growth Policies By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, February 12, 2015

Note To The Fed: Bump Up Interest Rates,Then Take a Break By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, August 29, 2014

Why is Fed Considering Paying Banks Not To Lend to Main Street By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, July 19, 2014

Gov't Transfer Payments are Also Behind the Slow Growth By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, August 15, 2013

Behind The Slow Growth: ObamaCare, Debt, Fed ... By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, May 16, 2013

Obama's Spending Surge Lit U.S. Debt Bomb's Fuse By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, October 16, 2012 The Cost of Higher Rates Paid by Fewer Taxpayers By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, August 29, 2012

Fed Turns Out To Be Enabler Of Debt Binge By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, July 13, 2012

The Economy Doesn't Need Any More Action From The Fed By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, June 13, 2012
Obama's Place in History: Debt-Monger By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, May 17, 2012

After Election, Fed Must Take Foot Off Pedal By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, February 2, 2012

Obama Can Still Get Economy on Growth Path By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, August 10, 2011

Is Jobless Rate Just Bad Luck For President? By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, May 31, 2011

U.S. Shouldn't Repeat Japan's Pre-Tsunami Economic Errors By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, March 18, 2011

Debt, Tax Burdens Holding Back Growth By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, February 3, 2011

Five Fiscal Policies to Reclaim Economy By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, October 22, 2010

Freeze Outlays To Make Gov't Less Dominant By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, September 22, 2010

Restoring Once-Vibrant Economy Hinges on Repeal of ObamaCare By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, August 31, 2010

An Atrocious Policy Mix for a Global Economy By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, July 2, 2010

Madoff-Like Political Shenanigans Put U.S. Taxpayers in Harm's Way By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, June 11, 2010

Chinese Can't Dump Our Debt Too Soon By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, March 4, 2010

How the Fed Should be Reorganized By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, December 4, 2009

Top 2009 Forecasters--Ranked 4th
Page A6
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2010

President's Economic Team Knows Better By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, November 11, 2009

Markets Need Liquidity Shot that will Last By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, September 24, 2008

Clashes, Dissent Over Key Policies Reveal Fed's Growing Fault Lines By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY,
Wednesday, June 11, 2008; A11
Bernanke Has Been Anything But Loose By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Thursday, April 3, 2008; A13
'De-Dollarization' Has Run Its course By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Wednesday, December 12, 2007; A3
Several Guages Point to Agressive Easing By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Friday, October 26, 2007; A12

Politics Point to Higher Tax on Dividends By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Tuesday, June 19, 2007; A13

No Rush to Fix Social Security; They'd Blow It By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Wednesday, February 7, 2007; A13

Targeting Prices, Fed May Hit Economy By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Wednesday, July 26, 2006; A12
So Long to FOMC Transparency And Hello To Market Uncertainty By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Friday, May 12, 2006; A12

Fed Chases Its Tail in Buy-Now Economy By MICHAEL COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY, Wednesday, September 21, 2005 A13
Basket Case By MICHAEL COSGROVE
As it appeared on the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal August 18, 2005, Page A14
On Monetary Policy: Yap at Japan, Not China By MICHAEL COSGROVE
The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2005, Page A14
Greenspan's Social Security "Fix" Turned Out to Be Anything But By MIKE COSGROVE
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY January 18, 2005
The Fed's Complacency By MICHAEL COSGROVE
As it appeared on the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal
May 21, 2003 Op-Ed Articles

Press Coverage

The Christian Science Monitor (October 14, 2008) cited Michael Cosgrove, with a a call for the Fed to add "permanent liquidity into the system" through its control of monetary policy. "The 3 percent growth in bank reserves in the past year is pretty puny." "it is going to take quite a long time to build up trust" in the financial system.

Barron's (December 2, 2006) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast®, in the column Up and Down Wall Street as stating "The U.S. efforts in Iraq might have been a turning point for the Middle East and another positive for the global economy."

Barron's (December 12, 2005) cited Michael Cosgrove, "The markets have been told -- again by Greenspan -- that the Fed is going to invert the curve," says Michael Cosgrove, proprietor of the Econoclast®, a monthly analysis of the economy and financial markets.

Barron's (September 13, 2004) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast® on fiscal stimulus being used to fight the "Terrorist Tax."

Barron's (July 12, 2004) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast® on Wal-Mart, productivity gains and labor costs.

Bloomberg Wealth Manager (May 2004) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast® on the bond market and irrational exuberance.

Bloomberg Personal Finance (November 2002) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast® on monetary policy and the risk of deflation.

Business Week Article (October 21, 2002) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast® on the macroeconomic impacts of oil prices.

Barron's (May 13, 2002) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast® on the limited attractiveness of European and Japanese fixed income markets.

Barron's (February 11, 2002) cited Michael Cosgrove, Econoclast® about economic conditions outside the U.S. not being as good as in the U.S. leading to a strengthening of the dollar.

Barron's (December 11, 2000, p. 43) had a half page review from the December 2000 Econoclast® research report highlighting the impact of what an erratic Federal Reserve monetary policy did to NASDAQ performance in 1999 and 2000. Barron's included a graph from The Econoclast® report in their article.

Wall Street Journal (July 1, 1996) article by Fred R. Bleakley, in which The Econoclast® is described as having the best interest-rate forecast of the sixty-four economists that participated in The Wall Street Journal's survey for the first six months of 1996.

Economic Research Studies


  • Visualization of Equity Return Variability and the Funds Rate
  • Why the Slow U.S. Economic Growth?
  • Demand for Liquidity
  • Case Study: Trademark Infringement Issues
  • Lessons from Japan
  • Importance of Money & Credit
  • Bank of Japan's Poor Performance
  • Tight Money and Loose Credit
  • Outside Money Behavior
  • Trademark Case Study
  • Quantity of Money
  • Distribution of Productivity
  • Terrorist Implications

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