Structural Macro Agnotology
Paul Krugman recently gave a speech, Mr Keynes and the Moderns on several aspects of the legacy of the General Theory, including both the ways it has...
Raising funds for the children of Africa: dollar for dollar matching shock!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIDo1Oug6JY&feature=player_embedded Last Christmas, instead of sending gifts to its clients, the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that is Peach Home Loans sent them donations to Women for...
The sins of the fathers . . .
How persistent are cultural traits? This paper uses data on anti-Semitism in Germany and finds continuity at the local level over more than half a...
What a fantastic scene . . .
http://youtu.be/6uOZQkKHOFE
Is a democratically elected government entitled to hop into public sector employees’ pay and conditions?
As an admirer of most of the positions Paul Krugman takes, I was caught on the fence when he supported public sector union outrage over...
Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space
I've always liked these cute pictures of the light of our cities from space. It hadn't occurred to me but of course you can use them to...