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Megan McArdle: As the Lump Crumbles...

posted to EconoSpeak on Tue 18th Jun 13

At the Daily Beast, Megan McArdle tries to defend herself from charges that she has committed the dread Lump of Labor Fallacy (Why Aren't We Creating Enough New Jobs?) -- but wants to have it both ways. Last Friday, I wrote a piece about When Work Disappears.
Theodore Kaczynski's TED Talk

posted to EconoSpeak on Tue 18th Jun 13

There is, of course, no such thing.
Fred Hiatt Outs Self As Total Social Safety Net Hysterian

posted to EconoSpeak on Tue 18th Jun 13

In (now yesterday's) Washington Post, editorial page editor Fred Hiatt makes it clear that he is one of the most out there of Washington "liberal" social safety net hysterians, totally obsessed with cutting benefits for Social Security and Medicare, no

Hassett and the Paradox of Thrift

posted to EconoSpeak on Mon 12th Jan 09

I nominate Kevin Hassett for the worse argument yet against the Obama fiscal stimulus:We are in the midst of a crisis caused by so many financial institutions borrowing too much money. Somehow, a critical mass of policy makers now believes that the correct
Employment Decline Casey Mulligan Blames Inward Shift of Labor Supply

posted to EconoSpeak on Sat 27th Dec 08

Believe it or not this explanation made it in print:Because productivity has been rising almost as much as the Douglas formula predicts the decreased employment is explained more by reductions in the supply of labor (the willingness of people to work) and less
A Challenge on CGE Modeling

posted to EconoSpeak on Mon 2nd Jun 08

Im currently working with Sightline Institute in Seattle, monitoring the economic analysis phase of the Western Climate Initiative. WCI, which consists of seven US states and three Canadian provinces, is cooking up a common carbon emissions plan, and a consulting

Links for 06-17-2013

posted to Economist's View on Mon 17th Jun 13

Multipliers in a monetary union and at the ZLB - mainly macroRussian Cyprus corruption-linked money laundering - Vox EUIs a little bit of inflation just what the doctor ordered? - Neil IrwinForget Fed-Speak, Look for Growth View - WSJWhat the bond market is
Links for 06-11-2013

posted to Economist's View on Tue 11th Jun 13

US targets virtual currencies tax fraud - FT.comAre There Risks to Abenomics? - Brad DeLongS&P Revises Up Its Outlook for US Debt: Markets Yawn - Jared BernsteinDecisive Days for Euro: High Court Considers ECB Bond Buys - SpiegelA Crisis in the Humanities?
Links for 06-10-2013

posted to Economist's View on Mon 10th Jun 13

High Public Debt Levels and Other Sources of Risk - Brad DeLongThe Confidence Fairy, The Expectations Imp, and ... - Paul KrugmanBrad DeLong Says We Can't Do Anything to Raise Employment - Dean BakerAir polluters like to send their emissions across state lines