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links for 2009-08-04
Multipliers, under Differing Monetary Regimes - Econbrowser In defense of Michelle Malkin - Paul Krugman A senior moment on Medicare - Paul Krugman Regulate financial pay to reduce risk-taking… Read more »
Could an Early Warning System have Predicted the Crisis?
In a section I left out of this post, George Evans says: It is important to recognize that recessions are usually unpredictable. In general, the events that trigger recessions cannot… Read more »
Paul Krugman: Rewarding Bad Actors
Is what’s good for Wall Street also good for America?: Rewarding Bad Actors, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Americans are angry at Wall Street, and rightly so. First the… Read more »
links for 2009-08-03
Twittergraphy - NYTimes.com A Canadian doctor diagnoses U.S. healthcare - Los Angeles Times Foreclosures and the continuing crisis - The New Yorker The effect of joint custody on marriage and… Read more »
Fed Watch: The Recovery Edges Forward
Tim Duy reviews the state of the economy in anticipation of the Federal Reserve meeting scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week: The Recovery Edges Forward, by Tim Duy… Read more »
links for 2009-08-10
It's not over yet - Econbrowser Money and debt - Nick Rowe Economists on the Defensive--Robert Lucas - Richard A. Posner Clark Predicts “Economic Redundany” of Working Class - Will… Read more »
"The White House's Deal With Big Pharma Undermines Democracy"
Robert Reich says the administration's promise not to use the government's purchasing power to lower the price of drugs in return for a large, pharmaceutical industry sponsored ad campaign in… Read more »
"A Missed Opportunity on Climate Change"
In discussing proposed climate change legislation below, Greg Mankiw says: To those who view climate change as an impending catastrophe and the distorting effects of the tax system as a… Read more »
Solow: Dumb and Dumber in Macroeconomics
Continuing with the discussion on the state of macroeconomics, this is Robert Solow from an October 25, 2003 address at Joe Stiglitz' 60th birthday conference. Solow gets extra credit for… Read more »
links for 2009-08-09
Economists: Pay Heed to Reinold Niebuhr - İyigün Blog During Crisis, Paulson’s Calls to Goldman Posed Ethics Test - NYTimes.com Program has clunky reasoning - Edward Glaeser How to Save… Read more »