Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics and Public Policy
An Empire at Risk, by Niall Ferguson
“We won the cold war and weathered 9/11. But now economic weakness is endangering our global power.”
Finance
Fama Lecture: Masters of Finance
“From the American Finance Association’s “Masters in Finance” video series, Eugene F. [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics and the Financial Crisis
In the World of Banks, Bigger Can Be Better, by Charles Calomiris
“We can solve the too-big-to-fail problem without losing the benefits of a global financial system.”
The jobs battle, by Keith Hennessey A Sickening Deficit, by Alex Brill and [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics
Parsing the intellectual contributions of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics laureates, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson.
The day after the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics was announced, there are all sorts of interesting commentaries emerging that parse the intellectual contributions of the [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics and the Financial Crisis
Taxes, Depression, and Our Current Troubles, by Art Laffer
Wall Street Journal: “Tariffs, rising state and federal taxes, and currency devaluation ruined the 1930s, and they could do the same today.”
Foreign Policy
Summits of Folly, by Bret Stephens
Wall Street [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Catastrophes
One year after Hurricane Ike, from the Boston Globe’s “Big Picture” blogsite
Boston Globe: “One year after Hurricane Ike tore across the gulf coast of Texas, residents paused on Sunday to observe the anniversary of the costliest natural disaster in Texas history. [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics and the Financial Crisis
What Happened to the ‘Depression’?, by Allan Meltzer
Wall Street Journal: “Despite the rhetoric from Washington, we were never close to 25% unemployment.”
The Coming Deposit Insurance Bailout
Wall Street Journal: “Another lesson that federal guarantees aren’t free.”
Game Theory
Pay cuts [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Energy Economics
‘Peak Oil’ Is a Waste of Energy, by Micheal LynchNew York Times: “A careful examination of the facts shows that most arguments about the theory of peak oil are based on anecdotal information, vague references and ignorance of how the [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Financial Crisis
The Charming World of Las Vegas Real Estate, by Donald Marron
Foreign Policy
Talking to the Enemy, by Bret StephensWSJ: “We should know better than to talk to the Irans and North Koreas of the world.”
Game Theory
How to improve health care using [...]
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Health Care Reform
Why We Need Health Care Reform, by Barack Obama A Public Option Isn’t a Curse, or a Cure, by Richard Thaler
Game Theory
Can Game Theory Predict When Iran Will Get the Bomb?, by Clive Thompson