Recent Economics Posts
Paul Krugman: The Phantom Menace
Why is the administration so fearful of doing more to help employment recover?: The Phantom Menace, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: A funny thing happened on the way to… Read more »
"What if a Recovery Is All in Your Head?"
Robert Shiller wonders if the recovery is based upon a self-fulfilling prophecy: What if a Recovery Is All in Your Head?, by Robert J. Shiller, Commentary, NY Times: Beyond fiscal… Read more »
links for 2009-11-21
Trading Our Way Out of Crisis - Pascal Lamy On Carry Traders and Long Term Interest Rates - Rajiv Sethi Defining the university curriculum - UnderstandingSociety Baselines, Counterfactuals and the… Read more »
Stabilities and Instabilities in the Macroeconomy
More on what's wrong with modern macro, this time from Axel Leijonhufvud: Stabilities and instabilities in the macroeconomy, by Axel Leijonhufvud, Vox EU: Fifty-some years ago, students were taught that… Read more »
Fed Watch: The Fed in a Corner
Tim Duy: The Fed in a Corner, by Tim Duy: Over the years, I have warned a seemingly countless number of undergraduates that Fed's hold on monetary independence was tenuous… Read more »
links for 2009-11-20
Interest rates: the phantom menace - Paul Krugman A big Fed mess - Free exchange Relief for States and Families Boosts Employment - CBPP Stabilities and instabilities in the macroeconomy… Read more »
What Causes Employment to Lag Output in Recoveries?
At MoneyWatch, I attempt to explain why employment lags output in recoveries, and why the lag has been increased after 1990:What Causes Employment to Lag Output in Recoveries? I give… Read more »
Bits Bucket For November 20, 2009
Post off-topic ideas, links and Craigslist finds here. Please visit the HBB Forum.... Read more »
What’s Wrong With the Dodd Proposal to Restructure the Fed
At MoneyWatch: What’s Wrong With the Dodd Proposal to Restructure the Fed, by Mark Thoma: A proposal from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd changes the selection process for key… Read more »
Paul Krugman: The Big Squander
The economy needs more help from the government, but it's unlikely to get it: The Big Squander, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NYTimes: Earlier this week, the inspector general for the… Read more »
