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John Law makes an appearance at MRUniversity

posted to Economic Incubator on Fri 24th May 13

Here’s a little plug for my video lecture on John Law at MRUniversity (via Marginal Revolution).
Quote of the Day

posted to Economic Incubator on Sun 19th May 13

I must be spending too much time grading…from James Buchanan:Only by varied reiteration can alien conceptions be forced on reluctant minds.
Lessons from 1907

posted to Economic Incubator on Sat 11th May 13

In new research by Early Elias and Oscar Jorda, we get yet more confirmation that the past often has valuable lessons for today. There was no Federal Reserve when the last of the great panics of the National Banking Era hit the American economy in 1907, but

The Unscientific Method

posted to Economic Incubator on Sun 21st Apr 13

Given the recent hubbub over the errors in Rogoff and Reinhart’s famous 90 percent debt-to-GDP ratio, perhaps it’s time for a serious re-examination of publishing practices in our field. Sometimes embarrassments like this can prompt us to action,
Before Greed?

posted to Economic Incubator on Mon 18th Feb 13

Mark Thoma, at Economist’s View, points us toward an interesting essay by Richard White called “Before Greed: Americans Didn’t Always Yearn for Riches.” In it, White tells how Abraham Lincoln accumulated only modest wealth, during an
John Law makes an appearance at MRUniversity

posted to Economic Incubator on Fri 24th May 13

Here’s a little plug for my video lecture on John Law at MRUniversity (via Marginal Revolution).

Links for 04-22-2013

posted to Economist's View on Mon 22nd Apr 13

Great Recession and Not-So-Great Recovery - Gavyn DaviesAdd 3% and some bad accounting - Antonio FatasReinhart-Rogoff data problems - EconbrowserCrowd-Sourcing and Crowd-Hunting - DigitopolyIs More Peer Reviewing the Answer? - Jared BernsteinGoogling systemically
Links for 02-18-2013

posted to Economist's View on Mon 18th Feb 13

Calvin Coolidge Blogging... - Brad DeLongStanley and the Crazies - Paul KrugmanUpdate: Recovery Measures - Calculated RiskBefore Greed? - Economic IncubatorSmall Neighborhood - UnderbellyThe Educate Thomas Friedman Campaign - Dean BakerRicardian equivalence