QE is dead.... Long live QE

The Upshot column in the New York Times has a good summary of QE - with charts.

Haircuts and Price Descrimination

The Atlantic Monthly has a good article about price discrimination in men and women's haircuts.

Going Dutch on Public Pensions

The New York Times has an article about how the Dutch run their public pensions - honestly funding each generation.

Economic Analysis of Casinos

The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis has released a study on the economic prospects from casinos that analyzes the short and long run economic prospects for casinos and the effects on local tax revenues.  It has a lot of good graphics and could be useful in fostering a more sophisticated discussion about the choice of using casinos to foster economic growth.

Apps and Data Mining

Why do companies push people to use Apps instead of their web page - to get information about you.  Marketplace has the full rundown.

Managing Money is Like Getting in Shape

The Week Magazine has a article that compares saving money to getting in shape.

Why are Economic Models Bad at Predicting the Future

Mark Thoma has a good piece at CBS news on why economic models are such poor predicters of the future.

Lifestyle Inflation

The Week has an article on lifestyle inflation or how spending increases with income - how middle class gets into such debt.

Evidence of Sticky Wages

Bloomberg has a good article that explains sticky wages in connection with data from the recent downturn to show evidence of sticky wages.  The article also has this nice chart:

Benefits of a Cashless Economy

The Economist has a good article about the benefits of getting rid of physical cash. A lot of good economic concepts with numbers are in the article.

Five Charts on Employment Numbers

The Upshot blog at the New York Times has a good set of charts to show the explain how the employment situation has been changing.

The Upshot - Most Economists Think Fiscal Stimulus Works

Justin Wolfers, writing in the New York Times Upshot blog, shows that most economists believe the 2009 fiscal stimulus worked and the benefits were greater than the costs.  There are two good charts showing how overwhelming the support for stimulus is among economists.

Wall Street's View of Economic Models & Policy

Noah Smith has an article on economic models and how it affects Wall Street's view of economic policy.

Should the Fed Have a Policy Rule

Mark Thoma has an article laying out the the pros and cons of having the Fed follow a Taylor Rule.

Articles on Monopoly & Inherited Wealth

The Economist has an article on drug companies changing patents and monopoly.

Mankiw argues in favor of inherited wealth - against Piketty.