Thursday, January 22, 2015

Just so we are clear...

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This pretty much sums it up on deflation .
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Economists have it easy (I assume... or so my model tells me)

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This quote , by a prominent (albeit rather heterodox) development economist, also has a shorter rendering that makes sense in light of Ben A...

Resolutions for the WTO

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Per liberi comercii, libertas Lexington Virginia USA December 2014 B e it resolved in this plenary session of the Whirl...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Collective action problem

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Question of the day: Can I be bothered?
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Today's illustration of the Tragedy of the Commons

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Remember this guy? (Colbert does.)

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Ha!
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Vermonters just don't buy it when Virginians claim...

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U.S.-China climate deal (!?)

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Big news (maybe) yesterday about a potential U.S.-China climate deal . Interesting to see how what was seen as an irreconcilable difference ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Implications of Low Inflation for Monetary Policy (Eric Rosengren, Pres., Boston Fed)

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Here is a link to the speech and the materials from yesterday's lecture.
Thursday, November 06, 2014

Bailouts, crises, and ... DUDE.

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This one is for those of you who find yourself getting too sympathetic with the overextended borrowers of the world.

Republican Majority and Official Obama Lame Duck Period

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What do you think? Open thread here. Feel free to post in comments

Krugman apologizes and admits he was wrong!*

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* - sort of. He says he's mostly right, but was once (sort of half-)wrong a while ago in ways that prove he's even more right now ...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Brazil and the markets

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I vividly remember being in Brazil when Lula (the previous president, and a former leftist) was inaugurated. One of the first things he anno...