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baselinescenario.com - 11/1/2008
Financial Crises and Democracy
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Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, gave a thought-provoking speech in Milan last week. In particular, he focused on the role of democratic politics in responding to the financial crisis and, more broadly, in how governments manage their ...
My Personal Work Incentives
gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 10/26/2008
My Personal Work Incentives
— gregmankiw.blogspot.com — Here is a question that you may have been thinking about: How do the different candidates' tax... plans affect Greg Mankiw's incentive to work? Okay, you probably haven't been thinking about this. But I have, because, after all, I am Greg Mankiw. And if ... (more) My Personal Work Incentives

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Obama Wins Presidency, Hedge Funds React
finalternatives.com - 11/5/2008
Obama Wins Presidency, Hedge Funds React
— finalternatives.com — Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won a decisive and historic victory, becoming the first African-American to win the... U.S. presidency. The Illinois senator, who just four years ago was a state senator in the Land of Lincoln, became the first Democratic ... (more) Obama Wins Presidency, Hedge Funds React

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econlog.econlib.org - 11/5/2008
How McCain Could Have Won
— econlog.econlib.org — (November 4, 2008 09:27 AM, by Bryan Caplan) Yesterday my RA, Brian Blase, made the smartest point... about political strategy that I've heard all year.  In fact, if Blase were McCain's right-hand man instead of mine, the Republican candidate's ... (more) How McCain Could Have Won

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