In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 5 days ago

The proposed solutions to the current economic crisis are getting more and more absurd. With that in mind, I am going to be blunt.Robert J. Shiller's...

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In Big Picture - Posted 2 weeks ago

All models are wrong; some are useful. -George P. Box I enjoy intelligent criticism. It forces you to tighten up your analysis, more aggressively d...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 3 weeks ago

I read Jeffrey Fisher's letter in The Economists' Voice (Climate Change Debate Needs Two Sides). Here is the summary:Where are the economists who thin...

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In A Canadian Econoview - Posted 3 weeks ago

How deep a recession remains an open question...Jim Hamilton has some interesting thoughts on business-cycle asymmetry:Econbrowser: Is this a recessio...

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In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 3 weeks ago

How deep a recession remains an open question... Jim Hamilton has some interesting thoughts on business-cycle asymmetry: Econbrowser: Is this a reces...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 weeks ago

In the new era, the ancillary market is the market :Bits, Bands and Books, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Do you remember what it was like ba...

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In Big Picture - Posted 4 weeks ago

From today's WSJ, we see this critique about the Bear Stearns Bailout from an insider: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Jeffrey Lacker's, made in aspe...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 weeks ago

Tyler Cowen defends Robert Samuelson:Cap and trade vs. carbon tax, by Tyler Cowen: Robert Samuelson writes: Unless we find cost-effective ways of redu...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 weeks ago

Brad DeLong is rightlycritical of the editors of the New York Times opinion page for running articles that misinform readers. But it's worth noting th...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 6 weeks ago

I'm as angry as the rest of you. I filled the tank on the family minivan this morning: $85. CNN asks why gas prices are high and gives some nice e...

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