Posts Tagged ‘ economic recovery ’

End This Agony, Part II

Aug 12th, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, Macro Economics
There are two main explanations for how a smart guy like Krugman (and other sharp guys desiring more inflation, such as Tyler Cowen) can hold the views they do without their heads exploding. First, if one's model suggests that the solution to high unemployment and sluggish GDP growth is to boost ...read more

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Recovery and Jobs; Where’s the Next Bubble?

Sep 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Macro Economics
The phrase, “surviving a game show” just became more serious. According to USA Today — I know, not the most hard-hitting rag out there — contestants on shows like America’s Got Talent and Deal or No Deal have undergone a dramatic change in the past year. Instead of dreaming of building a ...read more

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No Recovery for America’s Economy

Apr 14th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
It's a curious symptom of the consensus trance zombifying the American public and its auditors in the media that something like a "recovery" is now deemed to be underway. And, as events compel me to repeat in this space, it begs the question: recovery to what? To Wall Street booking ...read more

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