Paradox of thrift
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 2/3/2009 — Yesterday's report on consumer incomes, spending, and saving showed a sharp rise in the personal savings rate; it also showed a decline in nominal personal incomes, the third in a row, reflecting the weakening economy. I don't know who else has made ...

The paradox of thrift
marginalrevolution.com 2/9/2009 — Matt Yglesias offers a clear, non-technical explanation .  I would add a few points: 1. If wages are relatively flexible in the downwards direction, it is easier to avoid the downward spiral from falling aggregate demand.  There is an odd ...

Debating the paradox of thrift
tvhe.co.nz 3/3/2009 — I’m sick today - and since economics and sickness don’t really roll together I can’t say much. However, it looks like Econlog has been busy with authors discussing the paradox of thrift . Robert Murphy is against it, Bryan Caplan is against a policy solution, and Arnold ...

Hassett and the Paradox of Thrift
econospeak.blogspot.com 1/13/2009 — 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 ...

Paradox of Thrift or the Ineffectiveness of Tax Cuts?
econospeak.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — Jack Healy reports that private consumption isn’t exactly soaring: Tax cuts from the stimulus package and increases in Social Security checks lifted personal incomes sharply in May, the government reported on Friday, but it appeared that many people ...

Matthew Yglesias » Understanding the Paradox of Thrift
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/8/2009 — Taking a suggestion from DTM , it’s probably worth attempting a layman’s explanation of “the paradox of thrift” in the current situation. So here goes: I get a paycheck direct deposited into my bank account every two weeks, which is my salary less ...

The paradox of thrift
econbrowser.com 2/8/2009 — 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 ...

Jobs paradox?
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 8/7/2009 — Some readers have asked how it's possible for unemployment to fall when the economy is still losing jobs, albeit at a slower rate. The answer is a bit annoying.

Be Careful What You Ask For . . .
hf-implode.com 7/24/2009 — "In his Q&A session at the Senate on the second day of his testimony, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a response to a question about the Fed’s role in consumer protection. He suggested that the Senator reopen “the Act” and add the consumer-protection role to the Fed’s ...

The Paradox of Credit Ratings by Frank Partnoy
papers.ssrn.com 6/26/2009 — University of San Diego - School of Law 2001 U San Diego Law & Econ Research Paper No. 20 Abstract: Credit ratings pose an interesting paradox. On one hand, rating agencies have great market influence and even greater market capitalization. On the ...