First up, Matthew Yglesias reports on the situation in Cyprus: That’s not to say that departure from a currency union is the only scenario in which capital… Read more “Notes on Currency and Recession”
Tag: Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman Forgot His Economist Hat
I’m excited, because today I get to catch Paul Krugman red handed criticize Paul Krugman, which is a very rare occurrence, indeed! In responding to John Cogan… Read more “Paul Krugman Forgot His Economist Hat”
Where is the Last Straw?
A country is not a household. Wait, back up. Let’s make that statement more clear. It is unlikely that an individual household has the reputational capital and… Read more “Where is the Last Straw?”
“Advocate Fiscal Policy, not Fiscal Stimulus”
Just like Schrödinger’s cat, I find myself suspended between two physical states. I’m stuck in a metaphysical state between agreement and disagreement. The catalyst of this sorry… Read more ““Advocate Fiscal Policy, not Fiscal Stimulus””
Monetary Policy is Why We Don’t Have Deflation
The way Krugman’s RSS feed is set up prevents me from reading him during my normal times in the day from my phone/tablet’s RSS reader mostly because… Read more “Monetary Policy is Why We Don’t Have Deflation”
Does Dodd-Frank Really End ‘Too Big to Fail’?
Such is the title of this weekend’s Wonkblog article by Mike Konczal. The proper answer to that question is, “Who cares?” Contrary to popular belief on the… Read more “Does Dodd-Frank Really End ‘Too Big to Fail’?”
Slow Recoveries Cause Financial Crises
No, you didn’t read that title wrong. In this post I hope to outline the argument against the view, popularized by Reinhart, Reinhart, and Rogoff, that recoveries… Read more “Slow Recoveries Cause Financial Crises”
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”
Wrong or Lying
This morning while scanning through Pulse, I nearly spit my tea (I don’t drink coffee because it doesn’t agree with my stomach) onto my tablet when I… Read more “Wrong or Lying”
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”
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