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Archive for March 2012
Supreme court and health insurance

Supreme court and health insurance

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It was interesting watching and reading about the Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of the health-care law.This...
Japan

Japan

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I’m in Japan, one great data point on the ineffectiveness of fiscal stimulus, and the reason for blog silence for the last...
Austerity, Stimulus, or Growth Now?

Austerity, Stimulus, or Growth Now?

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(This is also a Bloomberg “Business class” column, with minor improvements.) Austerity isn’t working in Europe. Greece is...
To London

To London

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I’ll be at the Booth campus in London next Monday March 12 as part of a panel discussion with Francesco Garzzarelli and...
Too big not to fail

Too big not to fail

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The Economist has a great article, “Too big not to fail” about the Dodd-Frank regulation. Readers of this blog will know...
Manna from Heaven: the Harvard Stimulus Debate

Manna from Heaven: the Harvard Stimulus Debate

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Last week there was a fiscal stimulus debate between titans John Taylor and Larry Summers, at Harvard. Taylor wrote his...
A story from Davos, and how Grumpy got his name

A story from Davos, and how Grumpy got his name

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I was reading Nick Paumgarten’s New Yorker article about Davos in the bathtub this morning, and ran into this gem:The Belvedere...
Benn Steil and I debate house prices

Benn Steil and I debate house prices

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Last week Benn Steil wrote a very interesting oped on housing. (Originally at Financial News) He unearthed the amazingly...
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