Michael Meeropol: The Extent of the Recent Growth in Inequality
On April 17, the front page of the New York Times had an article about two economists. No, it was not about Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan who are very well known.Instead, the two economists are...
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Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States
We speak with Michael Lind about his book, Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States.
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The New Geography of Jobs
We speak with Enrico Moretti about The New Geography of Jobs.
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"Dollars and Sex" by Marina Adshade
Like Freakonomics, Dollars and Sex takes economics and converts it into a science by applying the principles of supply and demand, and other market forces, to matters of love, courtship, sex, and...
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"Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth" by Peter Blair Henry
Thirty years ago, China seemed hopelessly mired in poverty, Mexico triggered the Third World Debt Crisis, and Brazil suffered under hyperinflation. Since then, these and other developing...
View ArticleMichael Meeropol: An Economic Model That “Predicts” Events Like The Financial...
Have you ever heard of Wynne Godley? Those who read the front page of the Business section of the NY Times on Wednesday, September 11, might have seen the picture and noted the name. For others, he...
View ArticleDr. Chris Fee, Gettysburg College - What a Living Wage Looks Like
Economic inequality and minimum wage are becoming increasingly discussed topics during these turbulent economic times.Chris Fee, professor of English at Gettysburg College, asks what constitutes a...
View ArticleOpen Forum: Economics : Robert Rebelein
A dramatic drop in the price of oil has dominated business headlines in the last two months, and it’s affecting economies around the world. The outlook in the United States remains positive, but in...
View ArticleRichard Thaler On The Making Of Behavioral Economics
Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans―predictable, error-prone individuals.His new book, Misbehaving, accounts the...
View ArticleOpen Forum: Economics With Hugh Johnson
Global markets rebounded today following a stomach-churning day yesterday, when the Dow plunged more than 1,000 points in early trading. The plunge followed fears that China’s economy was headed for...
View Article'The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make The Rich Richer And The...
Natural disasters don't matter for the reasons we think they do. They generally don't kill a huge number of people. Most years more people kill themselves than are killed by Nature's tantrums. And...
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