rodrik.typepad.com - 11/18/2008
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Ugh, yet again! But the question of whether trade liberalization/protection promotes or retards economic growth is one of those venerable topic of discussion in economics that simply refuses to go away. See for example Ha-Joon Chang's recent op-ed in the FT. One reason is that ...
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Trade protection and growth - Dani Rodrik
Gallup’s New Job Market Measure - Economix
Obama should spend on healthcare to boost US economy - Dean Baker
Inefficiency in aquaculture? - John Whitehead
Triple "Ut-Oh": End of the Consumer of Last Resort - Econbrowser
The Crash Next Time - Economic Principals
Harvard University's investment errors - Daniel Gross
New Models - Creative Class
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