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links for 2009-01-13
Audacity itself as economic experiment - Los Angeles Times Dynamic Scoring - Employment, Interest, and Money More on Agglomerations - The Bellows Did Gary Becker Really Argue Complete Crowding-Out? - pgl Hassett and the Paradox of Thrift - pgl New Monetary Policy and the ...
links for 2009-01-11
economistsview.typepad.com — Why there's so little good evidence that policy works - Nick Rowe Social agency and rational choice - Understanding Society We're Borrowing Like Mad. Can the U.S. Pay It Back? - washingtonpost.com The Case for Bigger Government - ... (more) links for 2009-01-11
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marginalrevolution.com — 1. H5N1 update, per reader request ; there is more here . 2. Me on fiscal stimulus on NPR . 3. What is the 11th best job ? 4. Can you use hypocrisy to change people's behavior ? (more) Assorted links
Friday links: contango conditions
abnormalreturns.com — Contango in the oil markets makes storage a profitable venture. ( WSJ.com ) Long equity is also long volatility. ( Market Movers ) Gold sentiment is getting a bit extreme. ( Barrons.com ) Equity sentiment is perking up as well. ( Bespoke ) ... (more) Friday links: contango conditions
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The visible hand in economics — Over at EconoSpeak they have attacked Kevin Hassett on his call that the US government should run a balanced budget (ht Economist’s View). Now, although I don’t necessarily agree with Kevin Hassett’s prescriptions, I can understand his feeling that the “paradox of thrift” argument for more government spending seems a bit strange in the case where public and private debt are elevated. Fundamentally, I believe that all the debate stems from different peoples view of “the natural rate of ...

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