In Economist's View - Posted 5 days ago

Brad DeLong says two big mistakes made the crisis worse:The Road to Depression, by Brad DeLong, Project Syndicate: For 15 months, the United States Fe...

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In Economist's View - Posted 5 days ago

More from Paul Krugman. This is from the New York Review of Books (there's much more in the original):What to Do, by Paul Krugman, NY Review of Books:...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

Moral hazard has its costs, but it also has its benefits : Fed Intervention: Managing Moral Hazard in Financial Crises, by Harvey Rosenblum, Danielle...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

I've been arguing that government spending is preferable to tax cuts as a means of stimulating the economy. Via an email from Bob Hall, anargument aga...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

John Taylor is not ready to give up on tax cuts, nor is he ready to adopt traditional Keynesian ideas:Why Permanent Tax Cuts Are the Best Stimulus, by...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

Does Christina Romer believe fiscal policy won't work to cure a recession? (No, she doesn't):Dueling outlooks, Free Exchange: ...At the heart of depre...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

I agree with some of this, but I don't think the main thrust of Tyler Cowen's lessons from the New Deal are the same as mine (e.g. see Validating Fis...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

Jeff Sachs:A worldwide vision of sustainable recovery, by Jeffrey Sachs, Commentary, Project Syndicate: The global recession now under way is the resu...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

In short, cheap capital is important for employment. :Assessing the impact of the financial crisis on the US labour market, by Peter Auer, Raphael Au...

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In Economist's View - Posted 2 weeks ago

Paul Krugman sets the record straight. Again:Amity Shlaes strikes again, by Paul Krugman: When you hearclaims that the New Deal made the depression wo...

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