The Problem - II
Calculated Risk adds the the clearest picture of
the housing tailspin.
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The Problem - I
Calculated Risk has the clearest picture of
the problem we face.
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Special Topic 8/4/10
This week, the Roundtable will feature a special listing for reaction to the
payroll employment figures
from ADP on Wednesday and the BLS on Friday.
ADP: +42,000
BLS: -131,000/+71,000
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Special Topics 6/28/10
This week, the Roundtable will feature special listings for reaction to Wednesday's
CBO budget projections and the
payroll employment figures
from ADP on Wednesday and the BLS on Friday.
ADP: +13,000
BLS: -125,000/+83,000
CBO: Take your pick.
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Current Economic Conditions 6/5/10
James Hamilton summarizes the situation.
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Environmental and Urban Economics
September 6, 2010, 3:34 pm, 760702
Before I talk about California's AB32, permit me to advertise my "Wayne's World" style TV appearance in Seattle. Watch it
here . Climatopolis is "officially" published tomorrow. I'm excited about that.
Returning to California's unilateral effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, I'm quoted
here saying ...
September 5, 2010, 5:34 pm, 760411
I will be in Berkeley for only one more day so I'm sitting in a Starbucks thinking about the synergies between buying a solar home and buying an electric vehicle. Let's do some arithmetic together --- concerning the simple economics of green product bundling and the joint purchase of solar ...
September 3, 2010, 3:34 pm, 759926
Next wednesday, I will give a talk in San Francisco about Climatopolis at
the World Affairs Council . In my humble opinion, my talk at the Seattle Town Hall went quite well. The audience asked some great questions and I found it to be a very interesting experience.
September 2, 2010, 1:34 pm, 759216
The Economist's Review of Climatopolis .
I'm thrilled that the book was reviewed but permit me to push back a pinch on the Moscow case study. To make my book of more "local interest" I added a couple of "Best Cities" lists. I must admit that I didn't ...
September 1, 2010, 9:34 pm, 758772
I woke up at 3am to travel to Seattle and it was worth it. Nobody thinks that I'm the new Kurt Cobain but I can handle that.
I started my day on the University of Washington campus. I met some bums and I had a good talk with
August 31, 2010, 11:34 am, 757753
Like the mailman, Ed Glaeser always delivers. In
this review of my new book, he quickly reveals his "conflict of interest" (we were classmates, we are friends and co-authors) and then gets to work presenting the core thesis of my book and then offering some constructive criticism.
August 30, 2010, 3:34 pm, 757289
I suggest you read pages 244 and 245 of
Climatopolis where I discuss my relationship with Quentin Tarantino.
August 27, 2010, 7:34 pm, 756387
source "In fall 2050, Pete Carroll will be entering his 41st season as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. As he walks the streets, he will notice that the outdoor summer temperature reminds him of his days at USC. Due to climate change, Seattle’s ...
August 27, 2010, 5:34 pm, 756345
Crisis creates opportunities. Basic Books has just published Edward Kohn's
book that highlights how a heat wave helped to make Teddy Roosevelt a star. I don't know if this "cause and effect" (that the heat wave "made" Teddy Roosevelt) is as clean as this books claims ...
August 27, 2010, 3:34 pm, 756285
Now, I know who I am. I thought that I was
this guy but now I know that I am a urban sociologist.
Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, by Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008. ...
