delong.typepad.com - 10/14/2009
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We are live at The Week : We Can Afford More Short-Run Deficit Spending :
This is an exceptional time—a time in which many of the normal rules of the Dismal Science don't apply because, as Paul Krugman puts it, "depression economics" is in the driver's seat. The normal benefits and ...
Can We Afford All This Spending? No We Can’t.
cato-at-liberty.org 1/22/2009 —
President Obama says that “our economy is badly weakened,” partly because of “our collective failure to make hard choices.” And that when government programs don’t work, “programs will end.” Yet he ...
GUEST CONTRIBUTION - William Greider: Dismantle the Fed
prudentinvestor.blogspot.com 7/20/2009 — The calls for shutting down the Federal Reserve are rapidly growing into a chorus. William Greider , author of undeniably the best book about the Fed, " Secrets of the Temple - How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country " chimes in these days too. His book was my first milestone on the never ...
The Courage to Click
economistsview.typepad.com 7/31/2009 — Brad DeLong asks
Do I Dare Click Through on This article by Jonah Goldberg? He then answers "No. I do not. I will remain
forever ignorant..." I dared to click through. Next time, I won't bother, and let me save you the trouble. The argument is ...
A Call For Greater Accountability For the Fed
nakedcapitalism.com 5/22/2009 —
It's been obvious to anyone who bothered paying attention that the Fed is increasingly acting as an extension of the Administration, without the oversight and disclosure to which the Executive Branch is subject. For instance, only the Federal ...
Federal Reserve reverse repurchases
econbrowser.com 9/28/2009 — Here I offer some thoughts on Bloomberg's account that the Fed has made inquiries with its dealers about the feasibility of a significant increase in the Fed's reverse repo operations.
First, a little background. The traditional tool of monetary ...
Fed Watch: Fed-Treasury Accord
economistsview.typepad.com 3/24/2009 — Tim Duy on the Fed's efforts to maintain its independence: Fed Treasury Accord, by Tim Duy : The Fed and Treasury released a joint statement yesterday afternoon that was lost amid the official release of the Geithner Plan (hat tip Across the Curve ...
The Federal Reserve is immoral
themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com 8/13/2009 — During the first few days of each month comes a task that is increasingly approached with dread around here and, unfortunately, that condition is likely to persist for some time. Shortly after banks make their month-end update to various short-term ...
FRB: Testimony--Alvarez, Federal Reserve Transparency--September 25, 2009
federalreserve.gov 9/25/2009 — Scott G. Alvarez, General Counsel Federal Reserve Transparency Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. September 25, 2009 Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and other members of the Committee, I ...
Dumb things said by the Fed
themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com 8/20/2009 — [ This one has aged quite well - originally published on August 25th, 2005 . ] The Federal Reserve's wild weekend in Jackson Hole starts today. There will be lots of parties and late night antics to be sure. Loud and unruly economists stumbling ...
Cap-and-trade: The road to 60 —
The Economist: Full print edition 10/15/2009
Signs of bipartisanship on the climate-change bill MANY commentators fear that Barack Obama’s plans for a cap-and-trade bill have got fatally stuck in the Senate. Their calculations were shaken up over the weekend when Lindsey Graham, a South ...
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