Economics

Today’s Economic Insight

by Ems on April 28, 2009 · 1 comment

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“In the world in which we live, impersonal genetic preferences and technologically determined production relations do not determine output, prices, and incomes. Economic policy cannot be based on an assumption that the details of the economy are determined independent of policy. How, what, and for whom are questions that have to be faced when policy [...]

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The Economy

by Ems on October 1, 2008 · 1 comment

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While I’m trying to decide if the failed bail-out is a sign of failed leadership or incredibily thick headed Republicans, here are a few interesting articles I read this morning: – David Brooks, “Revolt of the Nihilists” – Bob Herbert, “When Madmen Reign” – Paul Krugman, “The 3 AM Call” (I guess we know how [...]

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