gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 12/20/2008
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An AP story reports : Obama advisers, including Christina Romer and Lawrence Summers, have been contacting economists from across the political spectrum in search of advice as they assemble a spending plan that would meet Obama's goal of preserving or creating 2.5 million jobs over two ...
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More On The Completely Ineffective Obama Stimulus Proposal
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Depressingly, I have to think that the President-elect is still enough of a movie star in the minds of the American electorate–not to mention in the minds of members of Congress–that something close to his stimulus plan will still find its way into the books. But perhaps if someone gave people like Alice Rivlin a megaphone and allowed for an alliance between Republicans opposed to the stimulus plan and disaffected Democrats like Rivlin who understand that whatever the degree of celebrity Barack Obama may possess, his economic policy proposals are unlikely to bring ...
More On The Completely Ineffective Obama Stimulus Proposal
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
... . Depressingly, I have to think that the President-elect is still enough of a movie star in the minds of the American electorate--not to mention in the minds of members of Congress--that something close to his stimulus plan will still find its way into the books. But perhaps if someone gave people like Alice Rivlin a megaphone and allowed for an alliance between Republicans opposed to the stimulus plan and disaffected Democrats like Rivlin who understand that whatever the degree of celebrity Barack Obama may possess, his economic policy proposals are unlikely to bring about ...
A Conservative of Doubt
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Greg Mankiw isn't sold on the rapidly expanding stimulus plans of the president-elect: In general, I think economists need a large dose of humility when
evaluating alternative proposals to deal with the current downturn, as there
is still a lot we do not understand.
I am sure I am not the only
person in the economics profession skeptical of spending increases to stimulate
the economy. See, for example, GMU economist Tyler
Cowen. If the new administration wanted to find more skeptics of stimulus
spending among professional economists, I could ...
Obama Team’s Disorganization Slows Down Stimulus
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... if the other party hasn’t decided what they want out of the negotiations…”
One of the Democrats’ concerns is that when the Obama team does deliver a plan, it might not contain much detail. If it is a broad overview, congressional leaders will have to scramble to flesh it out into a workable piece of legislation…
Greg Mankiw is one economist who has convincingly made the case that a massive spending package is a bad way to try to get the economy moving. The best response is a package of tax cuts. ...
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gregmankiw.blogspot.com 1/17/2009 — The Chicago Tribune reports : John Cochrane, a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, says that among academics over the last 30 years, the idea of fiscal stimulus has been discredited and in graduate courses, it is ...
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washingtonpost.com 1/28/2009 — Some See Long-Term Goals Going Unmet Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, January 28, 2009; Page A01
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delong.typepad.com 1/30/2009 — Arnold Kling feels lonely and unloved:
I'm feeling somewhat lonely these days. My understanding of macroeconomics is closer to that of Paul Krugman, Mark Thoma, and Brad DeLong than it is to that of Robert Barro, John Cochrane, or Eugene Fama. ...
Democrats Among Stimulus Skeptics
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Another Stimulus Spending Skeptic
gregmankiw.blogspot.com 12/20/2008 — A letter from a reader: I read your blog on a daily basis and I've noted your skepticism about the monstrous bailout package being considered by the incoming Obama administration. In reading all of the econblogs I can find, I'm struck by the lack of ...
Why Are Meteorologists Such AGW Skeptics?
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Dick Goddard said the answer is that weather forecasters appreciate better the lack of reliable records.
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Short Publications - Defense Spending Would Be Great Stimulus
aei.org 1/2/2009 — In order to counter the deep recession that the U.S. economy now faces, government spending will have to grow. One way to stimulate the economy is to temporarily increase spending on defense and intelligence. The Department of Defense is preparing ...
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