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Thursday Roundup (3/8/2012)
Posted by Unknown | 12:23 AM
Finding links that Mark Thoma hasn't already found is always a tall order. Which is why my roundups always inevitably contain some repea...
In which Steve Landsburg makes me lose my lunch
Posted by Unknown | 5:06 PM
Steve Landsburg has a post defending Rush Limbaugh's comments about Sandra Fluke . Landsburg claims that Rush was right to mock Fluke, a...
Libertarians: Only now, at the end, do you understand...
Posted by Unknown | 10:43 PM
Charles Koch reveals the true power of the Dark Side... Given my history of critiquing libertarianism , it would hardly be surprising if ...
Why macro is hard (Taylor/Krugman edition)
Posted by Unknown | 6:05 PM
In the latest volley in the Stimulus Wars (giggle), John Taylor explains why he doesn't think the ARRA, commonly called "the stimul...
Why bother with microfoundations?
Posted by Unknown | 9:29 AM
Simon Wren-Lewis , Paul Krugman , and Robert Waldmann have posts up discussing whether macroeconomists always need to use " microfound...
A sketch of a model of higher education
Posted by Unknown | 4:06 PM
I've had a model of higher education rolling around in my head for quite a while now, and I never had the time or energy to put it on pa...
I care about rich people, but not about their riches.
Posted by Unknown | 2:58 PM
An incredibly interesting article in Bloomberg this week reveals the devastating power of the economic phenomenon known as "habit form...
Thursday Roundup (3/1/2012)
Posted by Unknown | 2:17 PM
Blogging's been sparse lately. Here's some Thursday links to feed your Noahddiction: 1. Barry Ritzholtz reminds us that liquidity in...
What is opportunity? What is a "land of opportunity"?
Posted by Unknown | 9:14 AM
A reader emailed me recently and wanted to discuss the issue of whether America is a "land of opportunity." Like many people, he w...
Economists, release your inner nerd!
Posted by Unknown | 12:10 PM
Time for a lighter post, on the culture of economics. (Warning: this post is tongue-in-cheek.) Every field of study has its own peculiar con...
Thursday Roundup (2/23/2012)
Posted by Unknown | 10:22 AM
Almost forgot it was Thursday! Hmm, some of my comments on these links are getting rather long. What do y'all think...should I start doi...


