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Open e-mail to Joe Gagnon

…of sound monetary policy, the Fed should seriously consider the proposals of Christina Romer and Michael Woodford to target a fixed path of nominal GDP, the broadest measure of economic…

Wall Street’s War Against the Cities:

From Naked Capitalism: Wall Street’s War Against the Cities: Why Bondholders Can’t – and Shouldn’t – be Paid By Michael Hudson, a research professor of Economics at University of Missouri,…

Monetary Policy Lower Bounds

Michael Woodford. I will use the phrase as he does to refer to guidance regarding future safe overnight rates (the federal funds rate for the USA). He treats the direct…

Biden…"I flat guarantee you"

…in Social Security’, by Michael O’Brien, NBC News: …”Hey, by the way, let’s talk about Social Security,” Biden said…”Number one, I guarantee you, flat guarantee you, there will be no…

Romney to Choose Ryan ?

…(left of center Michael Kinsley called it our worst problem — evidently worse than cancer). A huge majority of US adults oppose any cuts to Social Security or Medicare. Following…

‘Deficit Debate Driven by the Wealthy’

…of this game…it is hard enough to debate real budget issues without this party going on: Deficit debate driven by the wealthy, by Michael Hiltzik, Commentary, LA Times: …The fiscal…

QE 2 and breakevens

…that the amount would be $600 billion came later on September 21 2010 and November 3 2010. Michael Bauer at the San Francisco Fed looks at the sum of changes…