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online.wsj.com - 14 hours ago
Mark Spitznagel: The Man Who Predicted the Depression
— online.wsj.com — MARK SPITZNAGEL Ludwig von Mises was snubbed by economists world-wide as he warned of a credit crisis in the 1920s. We ignore the great Austrian at our peril today. Mises's ideas on business cycles were spelled out in his 1912 tome "Theorie des Geldes ... (more) Mark Spitznagel: The Man Who Predicted the Depression

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telegraph.co.uk - 18 hours ago
Bank of England says financiers are fuelling an economic 'doom loop'
— telegraph.co.uk — The banking sector must be overhauled as profoundly as in the wake of the Great Depression or financiers will 'game the state' over and over again. (more) Bank of England says financiers are fuelling an economic ...

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Keynes on Mises — and on Himself
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Extension Of US Unemployment Benefits: Will That Really Benefit The Overall Economy?
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NY Times: Unemployment Measure U-6 Highest Since Great Depression
23 hours ago at Calculated Risk
cafehayek.com - 10 hours ago
Keynes on Mises — and on Himself
— cafehayek.com — Here’s a letter that I sent this morning to the Wall Street Journal: Kudos to Mark Spitznagel for drawing attention to the important but neglected work of the late Ludwig von Mises (” The Man Who Predicted the Depression ,” Nov. ... (more) Keynes on Mises — and on Himself

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forbes.com - 8 days ago
The Great Depression And The Great Recession
— forbes.com — Eighty years ago this week, the stock market crashed. Although it was more a symptom of the economy's underlying problems than a cause of the Great Depression, it is still considered the day the worst economic crisis in American history began. I've ... (more) The Great Depression And The Great Recession

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hf-implode.com - 2 days ago
Junk Default Rate Is Highest Since Great Depression
— hf-implode.com — " The global speculative-grade default rate rose to 12.4 percent in October, the highest proportion of defaults since the Great Depression, according to Moody’s Investors Service." (more) Junk Default Rate Is Highest Since Great Depression

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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 2 days ago
Increasing returns in a comparative advantage world
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — Largely incomprehensible. (more) Increasing returns in a comparative advantage world

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The story so far, in one picture
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 4 days ago
The story so far, in one picture
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — Basically, we started out with a year that matched the Great Depression, but have since pulled back a bit from the edge of the abyss. (more) The story so far, in one picture

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mostlyeconomics.wordpress.com - 3 days ago
Why Nobel Economics Laureates chose economics?
— mostlyeconomics.wordpress.com — I came across this interesting paper from William Breit and Barry Hirsch which looks at above question: This paper uses as source material twenty-three autobiographical essays by Nobel economists presented since 1984 at Trinity University (San ... (more) Why Nobel Economics Laureates chose economics?

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nber.org - 13 days ago
The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression
— nber.org — The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression had more countries been willing to abandon the gold standard and use monetary policy to counter the slump, fewer would have been driven to impose trade restrictions. The Great Depression was a ... (more) The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression

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economistsview.typepad.com - 13 days ago
"The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression"
— economistsview.typepad.com — Lessons from the Great Depression: The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression, by Laurent Belsie, NBER Reporter : The Great Depression was a breeding ground for protectionism. Output fell, prices declined, and unemployment rose, ... (more) "The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression"

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The Great Depression II: Says Who, Huh ?
thefinancialblogger.com - 11 days ago
The Great Depression II: Says Who, Huh ?
— thefinancialblogger.com — There is a concept that I appreciate in life: accountability. This is why I try to be consistent between what I say and what I do. It is not always easy, but I feel you just can’t open your mouth and say stuff just to gain the spotlight. If you ... (more) The Great Depression II: Says Who, Huh ?

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paul.kedrosky.com - 10 days ago
A Diary of the Great Depression
— paul.kedrosky.com — The excerpts from the Jim Ledbetter-edited Diary of the Great Depression continue to be riveting: October 14, 1931 . Last night’s paper reports the closing of eight banks in West Virginia and Philadelphia. Also that the 14 banks in Atlantic ... (more) A Diary of the Great Depression

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hf-implode.com - 5 days ago
Ron Paul on Forbes: Be Prepared For The Worst; On Larry King Discussing Michael Moore
— hf-implode.com — "This is a fake recovery that will die as soon as stimulus stops. It will die eventually whether stimulus stops or not. The policies of Hoover and Roosevelt certainly caused the Depression to worsen. Government intervention cannot lead to economic growth and the policy responses out of the Fed ... (more) Ron Paul on Forbes: Be Prepared For The Worst; On Larry ...

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World Risks Depression if Stimulus Is Pulled: Economist
cnbc.com - 5 days ago
World Risks Depression if Stimulus Is Pulled: Economist
— cnbc.com — The world will slump into a depression similar to that in the 1930s if stimulus measures are pulled out too soon, Roger Nightingale, economist at Pointon York, told CNBC Monday. But stock markets are likely to ride the tough times without major ... (more) World Risks Depression if Stimulus Is Pulled: Economist

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ft.com - 9 days ago
How to avoid a repeat of the Great Crash
— ft.com — The 80th anniversary of the Great Crash is upon us. This touches a nerve because we seemed to be looking into the same bottomless pit only a year ago. The chain of events, leading from a dramatic collapse in stock prices on Wall Street, beginning in ... (more) How to avoid a repeat of the Great Crash

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nber.org - 13 days ago
The Slide to Protectionism in the Great Depression: Who Succumbed and Why?
— nber.org — The Great Depression was marked by protectionist trade policies and the breakdown of the multilateral trading system. But contrary to the presumption that all countries scrambled to raise trade barriers, there was substantial cross-country variation ... (more) The Slide to Protectionism in the Great Depression: Who ...

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economistsview.typepad.com - 30 days ago
"‘It’s Not the Great Depression — It’s Worse’"
— economistsview.typepad.com — Paul Krugman notes the collapse in world trade: Paul Krugman: In Trade, ‘It’s Not the Great Depression — It’s Worse’, Real Time Economics : ...Paul Krugman .... offered a few comments about ... world trade. And the picture he painted was not a ... (more) "‘It’s Not the Great Depression — It’s Worse’"

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blogs.ft.com - 26 days ago
A second Great Depression is still possible
— blogs.ft.com — By Thomas Palley Over the past year the global economy has experienced a massive contraction, the deepest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But this spring, economists started talking of “green shoots” of recovery and that ... (more) A second Great Depression is still possible

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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 26 days ago
An institutional economics prize
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — Institutional economics has been making a quiet comeback for the past several decades. (more) An institutional economics prize

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Misguided Monetary Mentalities
nytimes.com - 26 days ago
Misguided Monetary Mentalities
— nytimes.com — One lesson from the Great Depression is that you should never underestimate the destructive power of bad ideas. And some of the bad ideas that helped cause the Depression have, alas, proved all too durable: in modified form, they continue to influence ... (more) Misguided Monetary Mentalities

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