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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Maturity Diversification

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In an earlier post I linked to a provocative proposal by Andy Harless in which he argues that the Treasury should be shortening the maturi...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Some Further Comments on Maturity Choice

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In an earlier post , I discussed the issue of maturity choice for new Treasury issues, arguing that it affects not only the cost of financin...
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On Mattresses, Ideologues, and Cheerleaders

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I suppose one ought to be grateful for small mercies; Bryan Caplan has learned how to spell mattress.  Here he is on December 16: unless e...
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Friday, December 18, 2009

Some Progress in the Minimum Wage Debate?

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On the blog he shares with Tyler Cowan, Alex Tabarrok writes : A fall in wages increases the incentive to hire (call this the substitution ...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

On the Distribution of Gains from Government Action

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Greg Mankiw has written a thoughtful post making the case for an investment tax credit. I was struck in particular by the following passage...
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On Partial Equilibrium Models of Demand and Supply

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My last post on the aggregate demand effects of changes in nominal wages has attracted some attention, so I'd like to clarify a couple ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Some Further Comments on Nominal Wage Flexibility

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Tyler Cowan thinks that we should cut the minimum wage, and links to Bryan Caplan for an explanation. And Caplan thinks that it's all...
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Professor of Economics, Barnard College, Columbia University, & External Professor, Santa Fe Institute
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