• Economix

  linked to by 38 other blogs recently

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Most recent posts

• The President Tinkers at the Margins

  posted to Economix on Thu 9th Sep 10

  President Obama should push harder for medium-term deficit reduction and comprehensive tax reform, an economist writes.

• Nearly 5 Jobless Workers Per Opening in July

  posted to Economix on Wed 8th Sep 10

  That's a better ratio than what the economy showed earlier this year, but still shows persistent softness in the United States labor market.

• The Thoughtful Roar of the Housing Bears

  posted to Economix on Wed 8th Sep 10

  Bloggers expand on the case for gloom in the real-estate market.

Most popular posts

• The Seasonal Job Surge: 2010 Edition

  posted to Economix on Wed 11th Aug 10

  The pattern of summer job seekers establishes that labor supply remains supple, undermining an argument for government stimulus, an economist writes.

• What Happened to Argentina?

  posted to Economix on Tue 6th Oct 09

  Why did that once-wealthy nation do so poorly over the last century? Education, education, education, an economist writes.

• Is More Care Better Care?

  posted to Economix on Sat 13th Jun 09

  An economist responds to criticisms of research showing vast differences between regions in health-care spending and suggesting that higher-spending regions do not get better results.

Latest posts linking here

• What Happened to Japan? Mostly Labor Supply

  posted to Supply and Demand (in that order) on Thu 9th Sep 10

  Elderly people are less able or willing to work than middle aged persons. When a large chunk of Japan's population changed from middle aged to elderly, Japan had less labor supply and ultimately less output. Professor Krugman explains how labor supply was the

• Wednesday links: cool dividends

  posted to Abnormal Returns on Wed 8th Sep 10

  What the contraction and expansion in the market’s P/E ratio tells us about investor mood. (Big Picture)Are dividends now cool? (Crossing Wall Street)Where the Obama stock market stands relative to other administrations. (Bespoke)The good (gold) and bad

• The Possibilities of Happiness

  posted to Maxine Udall (girl economist) on Wed 8th Sep 10

  Before I left for 10 days of paddling around a lake in my sea kayak, Uwe Reinhardt had posted two excellent blogs describing shortcomings in common conceptualizations of welfare economics, here and here. I strongly recommend that you read both blogs and a paper