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The Persian Bazaars of 1910 (as viewed through western eyes): Islamic History Sourcebook: Eustache de Lory: The Persian Bazaars, 1910: Like the bazaars in Constantinople and Cairo, those of Teheran co
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The American Consumer: Reforming, Or Just Resting? - Carroll and Slacalek The cost of medical innovation - voxeu.org As Incomes Rebound, Saving Hits Highest Rate in 15 Years - NYT Why we have bo
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naked capitalism - links New Deal 2.0 - links Felix Salmon - links Matthew Yglesias - links
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John Hempton is feeling just that little bit less certain that the rate of deterioration in the economy has slowed:The second derivative is bad, Bronte Capital: I have been firmly in the second d
Tags: economy
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According to this analysis, China's economic interests are having a big impact on its strategic plans. It also makes it sound as thought Russia and China could be be headed for conflict over border re
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Will Obama give away too much in an attempt to get health care reform legislation through congress?:Not Enough Audacity, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: When it comes to domestic policy, there
Tags: budget economic policy
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The recession and pay: The quiet Americans - The Economist Estimating the Impact of Trade and Offshoring on American Workers - NBER Be
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Maybe there was aGreenspan put after all?:Inflation - the real threat to sustained recovery, by Alan Greenspan, Commentary, Financial Times: The rise in global stock prices from early March to mid-Jun
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The GOP is targeting Bernanke as a champion of government intrusion and an ally of President Obama :G.O.P. to Paint Bernanke as Ally of Big Government, by Edmund L. Andrews and Louise Story, NY Times
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As a follow up to the post Don't Nullify Fiscal Policy which was part of the Romer Roundtable on fiscal policy mistakes during the Great Depression, in particular the mistake made in 1937 of giving
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