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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008
Talking Points Memo | What Is Non-Depression Economics?
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This discussion has so far one major lack: it does not tell us what "depression economics" is supposed to replace--it does not tell us what non-depression economics is, or was. So let me try my hand at a definition of non-depression economics. Non-depression economics believes that: * ...
econtalk.org - 12/15/2008
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— econtalk.org — Intro. Great Depression, events of 1930s-1940s. Papers, easy reading. Standard view is that WWII got us out... of the depression. Argument against that: War supposedly ended depression because it brought the rate of unemployment down; and at the same ... (more) " + soundfiledesc + "

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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/16/2008
Talking Points Memo | Depression Economics: Normal Rules Don't Apply
— tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — Paul Krugman is trying to get us to understand that depression economics is different from the economics... of good times, that " normal rules don't apply ." Let me try to illustrate this point by looking at some objections to depression economics ... (more) Talking Points Memo | Depression Economics: Normal ...

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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/16/2008
Talking Points Memo | When the world's in crisis, the rules don't apply
— tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — Hi everyone. So, a few words about my new book, The Return of Depression Economics and the... Crisis of 2008 . This is a heavily revised new edition of The Return of Depression Economics , originally published 9 years ago. When I wrote the original ... (more) Talking Points Memo | When the world's in crisis, the ...

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Economist's View:  "How Should Non-Depression Economics Be Changed?"

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"How Should Non-Depression Economics Be Changed?"
Economist's View — ... : Brad's definition of non-depression economics gives us a set of policy beliefs that "is no longer sufficient doctrine for our age," but he doesn't tell us why it is no longer sufficient, or what the new doctrine should be. ...

Blogging Krugman's The Return of Depression Economics Over at TPM Cafe...
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... TPMCafe | Talking Points Memo | What Is Non-Depression Economics?: This discussion has so far one major lack: it does not tell us what "depression economics" is supposed to replace--it does not tell us what non-depression economics is, or was. ...

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