Politics Roundtable
Brad DeLong
The Majority Leader:
Senator Harry Reid Pledges Filibuster Reform: "The filibuster has been abused. I believe that the Senate should be different than the House and will continue to be different than the House," Reid said. "But we're going to take a look at the filibuster. Next ...
Karl Smith:
Macro Wars: Solow vs. Lucas: Re: Adam:
I don’t think that Solow, in particular, has ever tried to come to grips with any of these issues except by making jokes
~Bob ...
Q: So why are so many who claim to be "deficit hawks" opposing it?
David Cutler:
David M. Cutler: Health Reform Passes the Cost Test: Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend ...
Q: So why are so many who claim to be "deficit hawks" opposing it?
David Cutler:
David M. Cutler: Health Reform Passes the Cost Test: Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the "cost curve." A ...
Karl Smith:
Macro Wars: Solow vs. Lucas: Re: Adam:
I don’t think that Solow, in particular, has ever tried to come to grips with any of these issues except by making jokes
~Bob ...
Slip a derivative and this argument, summarized here in 1844 by John Stuart Mill, is Michael Mussa's argument against providing a lexicographic preference to inflation targeting:
John Stuart Mill on The Currency Question: Within the last few years another doctrine has sprung up, of ...
1) Paul Krugman: An Irish Mirror for the Financial Crisis:
Everyone has a theory about the financial crisis.... But what do we really know? Well... the sheer scale... is helpful.... We can look at countries that avoided the worst, like Canada, and ask what they did ...