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The Courage to Click
Brad DeLong asks Do I Dare Click Through on This article by Jonah Goldberg? He then answers "No. I do not. I will remain forever ignorant..." I dared to click… Read more »
"Savings Rate Could Stay High"
Andy Harless explains why he believes that much of the recent increase in the savings rate will be permanent, while Brad DeLong thinks "only a small part" will be permanent… Read more »
Why Wasn't an RTC-like Institution Set up for TARP?
Where are the technocratic institutions?: Why wasn't an RTC-like institution set up for TARP?, by Economics of Contempt: Brad DeLong asks...: I do have one big question. The US government… Read more »
links for 2009-07-31
Can the Taylor rule describe current monetary policy? - macroblog Blue Dogs Receive More Health Industry Backing - washingtonpost.com The Burden of Health Care Costs for Working Families — NEJM… Read more »
What Caused Foreclosures?
Richard Green: Michael Lacour-Little says it's all about the refinances, by Rickard Green: He points me to: Why are so many homeowners underwater on their mortgages? In crafting programs to… Read more »
To Page this Person, Press Five Now...
From my son Paul: Take Back the Beep Campaign, Pogue's Posts: ...I’ve been ranting about one particularly blatant money-grab by U.S. cellphone carriers: the mandatory 15-second voicemail instructions. Suppose you… Read more »
Fed Watch: More Confirmation of Steady Monetary Policy
Tim Duy sees, among other things, the possibility of another bubble: More Confirmation of Steady Monetary Policy, by Tim Duy: Green shoots - or, as President Obama says - the… Read more »
Sluggish Wages and Employment
Following up briefly on part of Tim's post, once the economy turns the corner, for wages to increase two things must happen. First, there is a lot of expansion that… Read more »
"Some Thoughts on Wages and Competitiveness"
Another follow-up to Tim's post gleaned from a post by Karl Whelan at The Irish Economy: Some Thoughts on Wages and Competitiveness, by Karl Whelan: There’s a lively debate going… Read more »
"Surprising Comparative Properties of Monetary Models"
I need to read this paper: Surprising Comparative Properties of Monetary Models: Results from a New Data Base, by John B. Taylor and Volker Wieland, May 2009 [open link]: Abstract… Read more »
