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gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 1/12/2009
The Importance of Being Exogenous
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I usually don't respond to blogosphere commentary on my work because, after all, time is scarce. But this critique by Nate Silver is noteworthy because the error it makes is so fundamental. It offers a teachable moment. Silver questions my citation of the Romer tax study in my recent NY Times ...

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Is There a Serious Conservative Argument Against the Stimulus?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — I'm happy that Harvard University economist/blogger Greg Mankiw has decided that his blog is an appropriate place to respond to my "blogosphere commentary" ( ...

Debating Romer’s Research
Dean's World — ... Mankiw of deliberately misinterpreting Romer’s research, applying conclusions based on a study specifically on one type of tax cut to examine the effects of a different type of tax cut. Mankiw responds by arguing that Romer studied that type of tax cut because it’s easier to study, not because there’s reason to believe it behaves differently than other tax cuts, and ...

Omnibus Catch-Up #1
The American Scene — ... ? Greg Mankiw offers a response that is honestly more polite and generous than Silver deserved. I’m still rooting for Silver. He’s obviously a tremendously bright guy. But his acknowledged expertise on polling and statistical analysis more broadly doesn’t necessarily give him the analytical tools to mock and insult someone like Mankiw. If it looks as though Mankiw is making an obviously stupid mistake, it makes sense to reexamine your own assumptions carefully before taking the next step. ...

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