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NOAA: Warmest March on Record

{ Posted on Apr 09 2012 by Menzie Chinn }
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Categories : Econbrowser, environment, Money
And the first three months of 2012 were also the warmest first quarter in the contiguous United States, according to NOAA. Read More »

Current economic conditions

{ Posted on Apr 08 2012 by James Hamilton }
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Categories : autos, Econbrowser, Money
Friday's jobs report was unquestionably a disappointment. But other recent U.S. economic indicators are more encouraging. Read More »

The Recovery According to Ed “We are not in a recession” Lazear

{ Posted on Apr 05 2012 by Menzie Chinn }
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Categories : Econbrowser, economic indicators, Money
In Tuesday’s WSJ, Edward Lazear argued that we are now experiencing the “Worst Economic Recovery in History”. Before dissecting this remarkable document, it would behoove the reader to recall that while he was Chair of George W. Bush’s Council of ...Read More »

Replacing Iran’s oil production

{ Posted on Apr 04 2012 by James Hamilton }
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Categories : Econbrowser, Energy, Money
If an embargo is successful in preventing Iran from selling a significant amount of oil on the world market, what would replace it? Read More »

2012 Econbrowser NCAA tournament challenge

{ Posted on Apr 04 2012 by James Hamilton }
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Congratulations to the University of Kentucky for winning the 2012 U.S. college men's basketball championship. Congratulations also to the 28% of those of you in our world famous Econbrowser NCAA tournament challenge who successfully predicted that Kentucky would win. ...Read More »

Lessons from the Crisis for Teaching Macro

{ Posted on Apr 03 2012 by Menzie Chinn }
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Categories : Econbrowser, financial markets, Money
The NY Times "Room for Debate" recently had a forum on "Rethinking How We Teach Economics", with contributions by Blinder, Taleb and Skidelsky, among others. In my contribution, I focused on the importance of asymmetric information and self-reinforcing feedback loops: Read More »

Okun’s Law, the Jobless Recovery, and Unexpectedly Fast Net Job Creation

{ Posted on Apr 03 2012 by Menzie Chinn }
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Categories : Econbrowser, employment, Money
I have found it somewhat surprising that analysts have worried about how employment growth has recently outpaced GDP, according to Okun’s Law, while others have bemoaned the slow pace of employment growth [0] [1]. Underpinning these discussions is a view ...Read More »

Halbert L. White, Jr., 1951-2012

{ Posted on Apr 01 2012 by James Hamilton }
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It is with great sadness that I report that UCSD Economics Professor Hal White passed away Saturday morning after an extended struggle with cancer. He was an irreplaceable colleague and dear friend, and we will miss him greatly. Read More »

Halbert L. White, Jr., 1950-2012

{ Posted on Apr 01 2012 by James Hamilton }
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It is with great sadness that I report that UCSD Economics Professor Hal White passed away Saturday morning after an extended struggle with cancer. He was an irreplaceable colleague and dear friend, and we will miss him greatly. Read More »

Long Term Real Ex Post Interest Rates around the Great Depression

{ Posted on Mar 30 2012 by Menzie Chinn }
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Categories : deficits, Econbrowser, Money
I was wondering how long real long term (ex post) interest rates remained negative after the onset of the Great Depression. This is obviously interesting given the large amount of slack currently in the global economy, and the rampant ...Read More »
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