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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 2/3/2009
All stimulus, all the time
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Paul Krugman clarifies his point about temporary versus permanent spending: Tyler's latest on temporary versus permanent government consumption clarifies what the confusion is over my very simple point . I don't think Tyler understands what I (and everybody else) means by government spending. I ...
The paradox of thrift
econbrowser.com - 2/8/2009
The paradox of thrift
— econbrowser.com — Or, how come you used to say that if consumers don't save more, it will wreck the... economy, and now you say, if consumers do save more, it will wreck the economy? For the record, I am certainly among those who had been suggesting that America's low ... (more) The paradox of thrift

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Opinion: There's No Stimulus Free Lunch
online.wsj.com - 2/10/2009
Opinion: There's No Stimulus Free Lunch
— online.wsj.com — GARY S. BECKER and KEVIN M. MURPHY How much will the stimulus package moving in Congress really... stimulate the economy? The evaluations to date have been incomplete, so we looked at the likely stimulative effect from the spending parts of the House and ... (more) Opinion: There's No Stimulus Free Lunch

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csmonitor.com - 2/9/2009
Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously
— csmonitor.com — Stimulus is unconstitutional. And history shows that the economy can recover strongly on its own, if politicians... stay out of the way. (more) Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously

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Econ 101 and Public Investment
Angry Bear — Megan McArdle concludes from "lowly MBA" analysis that it is impossible to get a net surplus from public investment. If lowly MBAs think this, then lowly MBAs faked their way through Introduction to Microeconomics which IIRC was in fact designated Econ 101 at my lowly public university: ...

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