fistfulofeuros.net - 6/8/2009
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Well, I think the title to this post makes my view on the high-profile shenanigans we are currently witnessing on the part of two widely respected contemporary intellectuals clear enough, even if Paul would probably respond that he is perfectly well able to take care of himself, than you very ...
eurowatch.blogspot.com - 6/10/2009
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eurowatch.blogspot.com —
"As long as excessive debt is not digested,
both monetary and fiscal policies are inefficient. There is...
not much of an alternative. Either to let the economy collapse, in order to reduce debts, and then use fiscal policy to revive it, or inundate the insolvent economy with public credit, to ...
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David Takes On Goliath and Loses: The Ferguson - Krugman ...
globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com - 6/10/2009
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globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com —
By Edward Hugh: Barcelona "As long as excessive
debt is not digested, both monetary and fiscal policies...
are inefficient. There is not much of an alternative. Either to let the economy collapse, in order to reduce debts, and then use fiscal policy to revive it, or inundate the insolvent economy ...
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David Takes On Goliath and Loses: The Ferguson - Krugman ...
fistfulofeuros.net - 6/15/2009
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fistfulofeuros.net —
Krishna Guha in his assessment in the Financial
Times this morning of the key policy issues facing...
Ben Bernanke and his team at next weeks Federal Reserve meeting had this to say: “Meanwhile, the Fed is likely to reiterate that it expects to keep rates near zero for an “extended ...
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Policy Dilemmas For Next Week’s Fed Meeting
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Links 6/9/09
naked capitalism —
... on Krugman's interpretation) Peter L. Bernstein, Explainer of Stock Risks, Dies DealBook (Bernstein was a great and his book "Against the Gods" was a classic. But what about the Efficient Market Hypothesis? Total nonsense of course. Nonetheless, he will be missed.) RIM under pressure from rivals Financial Post Why your brain just can't remember that word New Scientist Paul Krugman: Gordon the Unlucky Economist's View David Takes On Goliath and Loses: The Ferguson - Krugman Exchange Edward Hugh (I have a lot of ...
links for 2009-06-09
Economist's View —
... My Intermediate Micro Course: Utilitarianism - Cheap Talk
David Takes On Goliath and Loses: The Ferguson - Krugman Exchange - A Fistful of Euros ...
The Dollar As A Funding Currency
Euro Watch —
... At the same time (and as I already argued here some months ago – see my summary of the Krugman/Ferguson debate here) there is little serious risk of runaway inflation undermining the dollar (or indeed any other major currency) in the short term. We are not all Zimbabwe on toast (yet awhile) – and those who suggested this as an imminent short term possibility got something, somewhere, seriously wrong. And the reason is not hard to fathom, since - as can be seen in the accompanying chart – despite the massive increase in base money, growth in the broader monetary aggregates ...
The Dollar As A Funding Currency
Global Economy Matters —
... At the same time (and as I already argued here some months ago – see my summary of the Krugman/Ferguson debate here) there is little serious risk of runaway inflation undermining the dollar (or indeed any other major currency) in the short term. We are not all Zimbabwe on toast (yet awhile) – and those who suggested this as an imminent short term possibility got something, somewhere, seriously wrong. And the reason is not hard to fathom, since - as can be seen in the accompanying chart – despite the massive increase in base money, growth in the broader monetary aggregates ...
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