Economics Roundtable

The Problem - I

Calculated Risk has the clearest picture of the problem we face.


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The Problem - II

Calculated Risk adds the the clearest picture of the housing tailspin.


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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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"Random Observations for Students of Economics”


September 9, 2010, 9:34 am, 762081
Greg Ip's new book, The Little Book of Economics, provides a nice, brief overview of the field, with a an emphasis on macro topics.


September 7, 2010, 9:34 am, 760975
The Obama administration is now proposing that businesses be allowed to expense investment expenditures.  That is, for purposes of calculating taxable income, businesses would be able to fully and immediately deduct the cost of equipment, rather than having to gradually deduct the cost via depreciation allowances.

This is a ...


September 7, 2010, 7:34 am, 760912

September 4, 2010, 7:34 pm, 760135

September 4, 2010, 9:34 am, 760067
This seems to be the economic policy question of the hour.  It might be worth recalling that last month, the Wall Street Journal polled economists about this question.  Of those who expressed an opinion, here are the results:
6 percent said no, all the tax cuts should be allowed ...


September 3, 2010, 9:34 am, 759730
From Kevin Hassett and Alan Viard:

Recently, for example, Vice President Joe Biden harshly rejected House Minority Leader John Boehner's assertion that the hikes would harm small businesses, saying that "he has created this myth that a tax cut for millionaires ...


September 2, 2010, 1:34 pm, 759217

September 2, 2010, 11:34 am, 759142
My freshman seminar starts today.  Here are the books we are reading this year:
The Worldly Philosophers, by Robert Heilbronr Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets, by John McMillanThinking Strategically, by Avinash Dixit and Barry NalebuffCapitalism and Freedom, by Milton FriedmanEquality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff, by Arthur ...


September 2, 2010, 9:34 am, 759046
Check out his choice of textbook.

Source.


September 1, 2010, 11:34 pm, 758779


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