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VoxEU.org - 4/1/2009
Can inheritance taxes prevent deflation?
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César Molinas , 1 April 2009 Deflation risks are more related to very low inter-temporal discount rates than to falling prices. This column argues that long-term pre-emptive action should be channelled through taxation rather than central banks. Full Article: Can inheritance taxes prevent ...
Swiss slide into deflation signals the next chapter of this global crisis
telegraph.co.uk - 4/6/2009
Swiss slide into deflation signals the next chapter of this global crisis
— telegraph.co.uk — Watch Switzerland closely. It is tipping into deflation the first Western country to succumb to Japan's disease.... (more) Swiss slide into deflation signals the next chapter of ...

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calculatedriskblog.com - 4/4/2009
Inflation vs. Deflation
— calculatedriskblog.com — It looks like the FDIC cancelled Friday ... From Simon Johnson and James Kwak of Baseline Scenario... writing in the WaPo: The Radicalization of Ben Bernanke ... Shortly after joining the Fed in 2002, Bernanke gave a speech describing how the Fed could ... (more) Inflation vs. Deflation

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FRBSF Economic Letter: The Risk of Deflation (2009-12, 3/27/2009)
frbsf.org - 4/3/2009
FRBSF Economic Letter: The Risk of Deflation (2009-12, 3/27/2009)
— frbsf.org — 2009-12; March 27, 2009 The Risk of Deflation Download and Print PDF Version (311KB) The worsening global... recession has heightened concerns that the United States and other economies could enter a sustained period of deflation, as did Japan in the ... (more) FRBSF Economic Letter: The Risk of Deflation (2009-12, ...

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Economist's View — The Automakers and the Banks: Double Standard? - The Balance Sheet Can inheritance taxes prevent deflation? - voxeu.org Computers vs. Brains - NYTimes.com Global Disaster Recovery - Michael Boskin Set the IMF Free - Daniel Gros Using Markets to Make Fisheries Sustainable - Robert Stavins Washington Post Continues Jihad Against Social Security - Beat the Press Regulating Systemic Risk - Brookings Institution Why Bother With Adam Smith? - Adam Smith's Lost Legacy Keep it ...

How to Increase Consumption in Japan?
Japan Economy Watch — By Claus Vistesen: Copenhagen Even though the big news of last week undoubtedly is represented by the one trillion session in London , the smaller than expected nudge from the gents at Kaiserstrasse and the emerging talk of a market bottom and impending recovery, I am going to wonkishly stay on the topic with respect to my latest long piece on the land of the rising sun and its economic woes. One issue which I dealt with was the skewed nature of Japan's growth path dependent on exports as well as the derivative issue of how to raise consumption in Japan or put more broadly; how to spur ...

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