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Stupidity in Economic Discourse
Paul Krugman
It works like this: Conservatives in general, and conservative economists in particular, often have a very narrow vision of what economics is all about — namely supply, demand, and incentives. Anything that interferes with the sacred functioning of markets or reduces the incentive to produce must be a bad thing; any time a progressive economist supports policies that don’t fit neatly into this orthodoxy, it must be because he doesn’t understand Econ 101. And conservative economists are so sure of this that they can’t be bothered to actually read what the progressives write — at the first hint of deviation from laissez-faire, they stop paying attention and begin debating with the stupid progressive in their mind, not the real economist out there.
14 February 2014
New Realities
Alicublog
Remember when conservatives considered Costco as American as cheeseburgers and credit default swaps?
13 February 2014
12 February 2014
11 February 2014
10 February 2014
The One Percent
Robert Solow's response to Greg Mankiw's essay in defense of top earners, and Dr Mankiw's response to that response
Reverse Notch Blogging
Paul Krugman does an back-of-the-envelope general-equilibrium analysis of the incentive effects of the Affordable Care Act, based on the Congressional Budget Office report on the future budget and economic conditions.
07 February 2014
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04 February 2014
Roundup: Economics of the Minimum Wage
Washington Center for Equitable Growth:
Researcher in Focus: Arin Dube
Economics research supports higher minimum wage for contractors
Researcher in Focus: Arin Dube
Economics research supports higher minimum wage for contractors
03 February 2014
Stop Listening to Rich People
Matthew Yglesias
Just because you’re a successful businessman doesn’t mean your policy ideas make any sense.
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