“The thing that hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is no new… Read more “There’s Nothing New Under the Sun”
Tag: Japan
Is #Abenomics Working?
According to Bloomberg it is, and largely through channels articulated by market monetarists and some new Keynesians. However is this enough to vindicate our views? I asked… Read more “Is #Abenomics Working?”
Master of Noance
I understand that Paul Krugman is very busy as a globetrotting econopundit and teacher, so I can see why he skims. But he surely must know, having… Read more “Master of Noance”
Paul Krugman Tells the Right Story
…but I think he has the wrong emphasis. It’s nice to hear him state the case this clearly though. I could be narcissistic and claim that he… Read more “Paul Krugman Tells the Right Story”
Too Much Aggregation
Update: My quality control department — which consists of one guy who lives in a different country, and gets paid nothing — alerted me in the comments… Read more “Too Much Aggregation”
The Politics of Fed(merica)
Many people follow US politics, and inherently understand shifts in the electoral balance between Republicans, Democrats, liberals, conservatives, etc. The Fed is also “political”, but in a… Read more “The Politics of Fed(merica)”
Stimulus 2: Double Counterfactual
It’s getting kind of hard thinking up interesting titles for the same subjects, but I promise you, readers, that I will spend 99.9% of my time doing… Read more “Stimulus 2: Double Counterfactual”
Things Are What They Seem
There has been a lot of very passionate disagreement from people who I assume want to be as literally accurate as possible saying that the Fed’s recent… Read more “Things Are What They Seem”