Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Why Are Interest Rates So Low?

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Ben Bernanke's first blog after leaving his job as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, is a response to those who criticized the Fed f...

Indiana's Religious Freedom Law And GOP Politics

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Indiana passed a religious freedom law that has nothing to do with religious freedom.  Everyone in Indiana, and elsewhere, is free to pract...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Seven Excellent Panel Discussions About Economics And Society

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The New York Review Of Books has been one of the premier intellectual publications in the US for a long time.  It recently invited a stella...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

Keynes On The Euthanasia Of The Rentier

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Few of Keynes' critics have read his General Theory but some his critics have read Keynes very carefully and they have rejected his the...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Keynes On The Trade Cycle

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Brad DeLong provides us with a description of the trade cycle (or business cycle) that is provided in Chapter 22 of the General Theory.  He ...
Friday, March 27, 2015

GOP Plan For Reducing Inequality Is A Plan For Increasing Inequality

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Many Americans have become concerned about rising inequality.  Therefore, it makes sense for politicians to claim that have a plan for reduc...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Economic Impact Of Strong US Dollar

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Currency volatility has been one of the more significant factors in the global economic outlook.  This article from Fidelity describes the ...