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Is Peak Economy the New Peak Oil?
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:44:00 +0000
I used to get five e-mails a day telling me that rising oil prices were proof that the argument put forth We Will Never Run Out of Oil was incorrect....
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When Is a Flat Tax Not a Flat Tax?
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:20:00 +0000
In reponse to Do Richer People Pay a Higher Proportion of Tax Under a Flat Tax? a reader writes:
What you have said makes absolutely no sense to me at all....
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Stimulate the Economy by Reducing Payroll Taxes?
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:21:00 +0000
Eclectecon suggests it might not be a bad idea, and quotes a Wall Street Journal article:
If Europeans, or anyone, really want to stimulate their economies, they will be wasting time...
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Will the U.S. Go Into Depression in 2009?
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:12:00 +0000
This month (November 2008), the two most common questions I have been asked are, in order:
Is the U.S. in a depression?
Will the U.S. go into a depression in 2009?
I give...
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Recessions vs. Depressions
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:15:00 +0000
In Recession? Depression? What's the difference? I give my thoughts on the differences between a recession and a depression. One reader believes the past provides a poor guide on...
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Are Recessions a Good Thing?
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:51:00 +0000
In Are recessions good for the economy? I argue that they are not. A reader disagrees with my conclusion, but I have to admit I do not full understand...
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Why Do We Use the Unemployment Rate? - Part II
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:35:00 +0000
In Why Do We Use the Unemployment Rate? I argue that the unemployment rate is a misleading indicator of the health of the economy. Arnold Kling gives a real-life...
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Lectures on Unemployment and the State of the Economy
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:58:00 +0000
I do not have much to add to these, other to say that I am really, really enjoying them. Arnold Kling gives a series of written lectures on macroeconomics...
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Past Predictions on When Oil Would Run Out
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:55:00 +0000
A reader who grew up in the 1980s, as I did, recalled hearing that the oil supply would 'run' out by the time he was old enough to drive. ...
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Arnold Kling on Trusting Scholarship and Peer Review
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:24:00 +0000
A terrific comment by Arnold Kling on when to trust the findings of an economics paper. Of particular interest is the last paragraph, which discusses peer review:
I put no...
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