]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/economics Blog Articles Tagged with 'economics' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154236?rsstype=tag&tag=economics I probably should have done more to highlight thearticle on risk management by Joe Nocera that appeared in the NY Times Magazine this weekend. Fortunately, James Kwak and others have it covered:Risk Management for Beginners, by James Kwak: Joe Nocera... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154236?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:22:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/154518?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Image courtesy of Blue Summit InvestNow that both a massive recession and the New Year are underway, it's time to start thinking about staying afloat financially. And now might be the best time ever to invest in green there are a slew of factors th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/154518?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:46:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154237?rsstype=tag&tag=economics This is from History of Economic Thought: A Critical Perspective, by E.K. Hunt, a long out of print textbook I had when I was an undergraduate at CSU Chico. It explains how the Austrian and Chicago schools reduce all human behavior to rational maxim... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154237?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154240?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Joseph Stiglitz: I've been a bit astonished that all the discussion around the private-sector stimulus has centered on infrastructure, he said. Bailouts, too, are aimed at correcting mistakes of the past, so they are backward-looking. We woul... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154240?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:22:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154241?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Robert Frank argues against capping executive pay (with one exception). He says that a high marginal tax rate is a better option:Should Congress Put a Cap on Executive Pay? , by Robert Frank, Commentary, NY Times: It's no wonder that voters' outrage ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154241?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:43:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154242?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Eric Schoenberg says that when a recent post of mine asked Was Risk Misperceived, Misrepresented, or Misallocated? , it missed another possibility. Via email:Mark, I have been a silent follower of your blog for some time but wanted to respond to you... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154242?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:07:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154243?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Taleb vs Merton, Cont. - Felix SalmonThe definitive account of the Fanniefredderung - The Curious CapitalistFDR and the New Deal: Did it prolong the Great Depression? (No...) - Salon What I really think about Finance - Robert Waldmann Tyler Cowen: St... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154243?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/154203?rsstype=tag&tag=economics V. Phani Kumar: Nikkei Tumbles as Auto Bailout Talks Fail in Senate: Asian markets tumbled Friday, extending losses as investors sold off shares across sectors on word the $14 billion bailout deal to aid struggling U.S. auto makers fell apart in the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/154203?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:23:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154244?rsstype=tag&tag=economics As we tinker with the social insurance system in response to the crisis, here's an area that could use some work:A safety net in need of repair, The Economist: Compared with ... other industrialised countries, the American unemployment-insurance (UI)... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154244?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:11:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154246?rsstype=tag&tag=economics It's the end of the line for the GOP's Southern strategy:Bigger Than Bush, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: As the new Democratic majority prepares to take power, Republicans have become, as Phil Gramm might put it, a party of whiners. ...[M]os... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154246?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/154209?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Tyler Cowen writes: Keynes's General Theory, chapter six: in part ii the bombshell comes, unannounced. Keynes decides that he will declare savings to be a mere residual. Consumption and investment alone will determine income and savings is defi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/154209?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:43:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154248?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Samuel Brittan:The problem with all this economic doom and gloom, by Samuel Brittan, Commentary, Financial Times: ...I cannot claim to have foreseen the financial blow-out. But I did warn in my column of February 1 2008 of the danger of talking ourse... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154248?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154249?rsstype=tag&tag=economics More ontargeting asset prices from Nick Rowe: The Bank of Canada should peg the TSE 300 - revisited, by Nick Rowe: The Bank of Canada should peg the TSE-300 is the title of a Carleton Economics Department working paper I wrote in 1992. ... Given t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154249?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:52:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154251?rsstype=tag&tag=economics More and more I have been asked why we should allow immigration when there is so much domestic unemployment. It's a hard question to answer, more so when you are talking to someone who is looking for a job and having a hard time finding one. Similarl... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154251?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:44:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/154512?rsstype=tag&tag=economics [We are barreling headlong into catastrophic 5-7 C warming by 2100. Bill Becker says it's time for the federal government to stop subsidizing humanity's self-destruction. That means the green eyeshades fiscal managers, accountants, and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/154512?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:16:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154252?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Harold Meyerson:The Big Bailout Lessons, by Harold Meyerson, Commentary, Washington Post: Two things we learned about our ... economy in 2008: Lesson One: If it's big and you don't regulate it, you end up nationalizing it. ...[U]nregulated and underr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154252?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/154212?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Robert Waldmann wishes that more people read our work :-). Hoisted from comments: Grasping Reality with Both Hands: The Semi-Daily Journal of Economist Brad DeLong: Monkeys Trade Assets I: I'm sure you're shocked, shocked that the way to make money i... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/154212?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:57:04 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154254?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Roger Farmer says the Fed needs to target an asset price index to prevent bubbles and crashes :How to prevent the Great Depression of 2009, by Roger E.A Farmer, Financial Times: ...Since world war two, economic policy in most western democracies has... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154254?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:34:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154255?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Stan Collender rebuts Martin Feldstein's call to use increased defense spending as a stimulus measure:Disagreeing With Martin Feldstein On Defense Spending, by Stan Collender[Creative Commons]: As Isaid about a month ago, its not always smart to disa... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154255?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:15:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154256?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Optimal fiscal policy in a liquidity trap (ultra-wonkish) - Paul KrugmanFarming's Sudden Feasts and Famines - WSJ.comBankers Don't Need Politicians Meddling in Loans - John M. BerryOur ailing economy - George Loewenstein WAPO on AIG - Angry Bear GMAC... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/154256?rsstype=tag&tag=economics Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:06:00 -0500