• Liberty Street Economics

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  The New York Fed's Liberty Street Economics blog provides commentary on current economic topics relating to monetary policy, macroeconomic developments, financial stability issues, and regional trends in the Second Federal Reserve District.

Most recent posts

• Foreign Borrowing in the Euro Area Periphery: The End Is Near

  posted to Liberty Street Economics on Wed 22nd May 13

  Matthew Higgins and Thomas Klitgaard Current account deficits in euro area periphery countries have now largely disappeared. This represents a substantial adjustment. Only two years ago, deficits stood at nearly 10 percent of GDP in Greece and Portugal

• Do Big Cities Help College Graduates Find Better Jobs?

  posted to Liberty Street Economics on Mon 20th May 13

  Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz Although the unemployment rate of workers with a college degree has remained well below average since the Great Recession, there is growing concern that college graduates are increasingly underemployedthat is, working in a job

• Historical Echoes: The Mississippi Bubble When Ones Back Could Be Rented Out as a Writing Desk

  posted to Liberty Street Economics on Fri 17th May 13

  Amy Farber In 1720, the very same year that England was experiencing the South Sea Bubble (see our post), France was experiencing a bubble as well—the Mississippi Bubble. Frances bubble was brought on by government debt and the advice of the head of the

Most popular posts

• Foreign Borrowing in the Euro Area Periphery: The End Is Near

  posted to Liberty Street Economics on Wed 22nd May 13

  Matthew Higgins and Thomas Klitgaard Current account deficits in euro area periphery countries have now largely disappeared. This represents a substantial adjustment. Only two years ago, deficits stood at nearly 10 percent of GDP in Greece and Portugal

• Do Big Cities Help College Graduates Find Better Jobs?

  posted to Liberty Street Economics on Mon 20th May 13

  Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz Although the unemployment rate of workers with a college degree has remained well below average since the Great Recession, there is growing concern that college graduates are increasingly underemployedthat is, working in a job

• Historical Echoes: The Mississippi Bubble When Ones Back Could Be Rented Out as a Writing Desk

  posted to Liberty Street Economics on Fri 17th May 13

  Amy Farber In 1720, the very same year that England was experiencing the South Sea Bubble (see our post), France was experiencing a bubble as well—the Mississippi Bubble. Frances bubble was brought on by government debt and the advice of the head of the

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• Links for 05-23-2013

  posted to Economist's View on Thu 23rd May 13

  Measure it however you like: inflation has been low and falling - FT AlphavilleTime Regained! (Physics of time) - The New York Review of BooksNot too Late for the Social Credit Helicopters! (Bold, Creative) - Brad DeLongAnother reason for NOT cutting Social

• Links for 05-21-2013

  posted to Economist's View on Tue 21st May 13

  Where Are The Deficit Celebrations? - Paul KrugmanFed Paper Urges Trading Revamp - WSJSenior poverty is much worse than you think - Dylan MathewsJeffrey Frankel on Alesina - Brad DeLongFears of Widespread Rate Shock Unfounded - CBPPMacroeconomic Machismo -

• Links for 05-18-2013

  posted to Economist's View on Sat 18th May 13

  Too Much Talk About Liquidity - Paul KrugmanThe Real Scandal and Systemic Abuse of Power - Robert ReichWhat's the Variance of a Sample Variance? - Dave GilesWhat Rational Really Means - Scientific AmericanA Defense of the Financial Sector - Tim TaylorThe Mississippi