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Will Marshall Proposes Another Prize for Krugman

…nasty but, rather, to be sophomoric, how is the progressive policy institute doing in comparison ? You know Krugman only found out about Marshall’s last contribution to the debate on…

Minnesota Economics

…have to decide whether a dissertation written in part over at U Minnesota is a significant and original contribution to economic research. I know I should keep an open mind,…

Responding to Kling responding to me.

contribution for Social security) is more likely to be effective than a stimulus where the government tries to figure out the resource allocation (health care IT, “green jobs,” etc.). You…

Results of the Pick your Pork Wonkathon

…for soldiers coming back from Iraq, maintenance of their equipment, and a military contribution to our national goal of energy independence. No apparent pork chops here. Title 7 Homeland Security…

What’s in the Water in Chicago ?

…The strangest contributions are those of Fama and Becker who aren’t macroeconomists and who are just sure that Keynes was totally wrong, don’t remember exactly why, but are sure it…

Retirement is not a game…The Choice

…dollar and a half.) Rough check: 3 dollars times 52 equals about 150 dollars Bosses contribution doubles that to 300 dollars per year times 40 working years equals about 12,000…

Money earned, money won, money morality.

…it. Oh and if you say in the market society pays proportional to social benefit then you have to argue that drug kinpins are making a huge contribution to human…

S&P 500 VS NIKKEI 225

…interesting things no one is talking about is how this plunge demonstrates that the shift from defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution plans was a major pay cut for…

Financial Arsonists ?

…assistance is available for companies in financial distress. Thus aside from the contribution to financial arson (which I guess will be huge) the plan would also force distressed banks etc…