Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic):
Economics
Professor Mulligan notes, “This article explains how NY schools are required to hire from a pool of senior teachers who must be paid more than entry level teachers. In effect, schools are required to pay more than the market clearing wage. The result: teachers are unemployed and classes go without teachers.”
- An Echo Chamber of Boom and Bust, by Robert Shiller
New York Times: “How a worldwide “social epidemic” of ideas is supporting renewed confidence in the economy.”
Energy Policy
- Why Oil Still Has a Future, by Daniel Yergin
Wall Street Journal: “The Obama administration is using its brass knuckles to support Latin American thugs.”
Foreign Policy
- Obama vs. Honduran Democracy, by Mary Anastasia O’Grady
Wall Street Journal: “Demand in the developing world trumps new technology.”
Health Care Reform
- Sorting Fact From Fiction on Health Care, by Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband
- Who should decide whether additional medical care is worth the cost? (part 2), by Keith Hennessey (Click here for part 1).
Wall Street Journal: “Current congressional proposals would significantly change your relationship with your doctor.”
