VoxEU.org - 1/25/2009
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Gilbert E. Metcalf , 26 January 2009 This column explains how US tax policies have induced greater investment in renewable energy production and an electricity grid unable to harness it. It argues for a tax code that offers financial incentives to make new grid investments, lest the US find ...
iht.com - 1/27/2009
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iht.com —
DAVOS, Switzerland : Along with skiing and partying
into the night, Europe-bashing has long been a favorite...
sport, whenever the world's business and political elite gather here for their once-a-year winter schmoozefest. But this year many of the ...
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Is Europe's welfare system a model for the 21st ...
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The misunderstood John Maynard Keynes - John Judis
Great structures? - Understanding Society
Nationalization Gets a New, Serious Look - NYTimes.com
The Fed should Literally throw money out of helicopters - John Hempton
On the appalling state of US macro economic debate - Sloped Curve
Obama’s Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards - NYTimes.com
On Clark: Early stuff Good, later stuff who knows - YouNotSneaky!
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