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Science is about discarding models, not making them
Miscellaneous Lucas
Posted by Unknown | 7:37 PM
Someday I intend to write a book about the history of modern macroeconomics. I plan on having Bob Lucas be a pivotal figure in this book, so...
Has Steve Williamson proved that our Universe is non-causal?
Posted by Unknown | 3:36 PM
Steve Williamson has written a review of John Quiggin's Zombie Economics that is based neither on flippancy nor personal insults . Ku...
Great Stagnation...or Great Relocation?
Posted by Unknown | 2:39 PM
"I was on top of the Westin Hotel being shown the sights of [Shanghai], and I had a sudden crisis as I looked out at the extraordinary ...
Does rapid TFP growth make recessions end quickly?
Posted by Unknown | 12:04 PM
Tyler Cowen believes that having rapid TFP growth makes recessions end more quickly: It also seems to me that the long run comes more quic...
Sean Carroll on social science vs. natural science
Posted by Unknown | 5:08 PM
I generally don't like to repost other people's blog posts in full on my blog, because it deprives the writers of pageviews. And of ...
Tinkering at the margins
Posted by Unknown | 12:30 PM
Still swamped with work, but time for a quick post to reward myself for getting my dissertation proposal approved... Harvard profs Greg Mank...