Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Limits fo Economics

Blog post on limits to economics - calls out DSGE models inparticular.

Blinder on What is the Matter with Economics - good quote

Alan Blinder has a good quote in his response to "What is the Matter with Economics".

Do Safer Banks Mean Less Growth

Mark Thoma has an article on CBS on whether safer banks mean less growth.

Connection of QE to Great Depression

This blog post has a lot of good summaries of QE and how it is similar to going off the gold standard during the Great Depression.


Sunday, December 7, 2014

Return of the Gold

The New York Times has a good article about the rise in gold by nations around the world.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Game Theory and selecting students for school

The New York Times has a good article on how economists used Game Theory to improve New York City's school selection process.

Friday, December 5, 2014