Boskin on Social Security: Abuse of Utility Theory
…that mom was going to let each kid consume a whole bag of chips each day. But no, mom has read the label, which defines a serving as one ounce….
…that mom was going to let each kid consume a whole bag of chips each day. But no, mom has read the label, which defines a serving as one ounce….
…income… Barro and Prescott might fire back that rational individuals can hold risk-free assets – and in fact would. So why does David label my proposition “highly dubious”? Brad himself…
…administration’s “axis of evil” label, accusations that Iran harbors al-Qaida terrorists, and threats of sanctions for the country’s nuclear ambitions. Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan…
…rank from the USMC to join the rest? If not, I’ll volunteer my father (Captain, USMC, 6 years, mostly in Vietnam). He’s not particularly fond of Kerry but recently opined,…
…it saves, it will need to borrow, and the counterpart to that borrowing is a trade deficit. America’s burgeoning trade deficit is a result of Bush’s unprecedented mismanagement. Tax cuts…
…to avoid the label of a liberal bias? The NYT? Somehow I don’t buy that one… Now the standard response is to talk about Jeff Gerth and the NYT’s role…
…and outside groups. The $400 checks that these families will not get were a big part selling this plan, a way to avoid the “sellout to the wealthy” label. The…
…valued at the purchase price. This bypasses capital gains. Since Gates’ Microsoft stock was originally purchased for approximately $50,000, and is now worth billions, the value of each dollar’s worth…
It’s really hard to kill this meme. Note the label on this graph from today’s Free Exchange post: Now change that heading to read “Business borrowing.” Sort of gives a…
…some doubt on the usefulness of such labeling. For example, the label “cyclical” often implies — whether implicitly or explicitly — that declines in the participation rate explained by “cyclical”…