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Fiscal Implications of the Candidates' Plans
econbrowser.com - 11/3/2008
Fiscal Implications of the Candidates' Plans
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I think now is the time to consider the fiscal implications of the candidates' budget -- and particularly tax -- plans, especially considering the revenue declines and outlays that will confront the next President. Indeed, I would say imminent revenue declines will place an even greater premium ...
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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econospeak.blogspot.com - 10/31/2008
Holtz-Eakin on the Latest GDP News Release
— econospeak.blogspot.com — BEA released its advance estimate of how real GDP fared during the third quarter of 2008 and... it would seem real GDP fell a bit: The decrease in real GDP in the third quarter primarily reflected negative contributions from personal consumption ... (more) Holtz-Eakin on the Latest GDP News Release

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naked capitalism — ... Scientific American Wine And Violin Funds Fall On Hard Times Joe Weisenthal, Clusterstock Nobel Winner Aumann Says Bernanke, Paulson Steps `Not Smart' Bloomberg HBOS and RBS to reveal massive asset writedowns Independent Inflation punctures deflation fears Krishna Guha, Financial Times. The inflationistas have the upper hand for now. Revenge of the Left across the world Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph Fiscal Implications of the Candidates' Plans Menzie Chinn, Econbrowser Antidote du jour: ...

links for 2008-11-03
Economist's View — Fiscal Implications of the Candidates' Plans - Econbrowser Lacker: Mixed Signals May Have Added to Market Woes - RTE Quantifying the Bradley effect: Will Obama win? - Vox EU Harry Markowitz says valuation is the critical step - WSJ.com Everyone’s Watching - James Surowiecki How smart is the American voter? - Los Angeles Times No More Economic False Choices - NYTimes.com Naive faith in Congolese ballot box - Paul Collier ...

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