A few extra thoughts.
George Akerlof on how Keynesians neglected markets to win one of the crucial ideological battles of the mid-20th century.
Capitalism, apparently, no longer requires capital.
The USSR's experiment with a demonetised planned economy didn't fail because of a lack of data.
Putting a price on Brexit.
In this episode, Matt Klein talks with Stephanie Kelton, a professor at SUNY-Stony Brook who was previously the chief economic adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Capital gains explain much, but there are also good reasons to leave them out when thinking about certain kinds of economic questions.
TIPS; e-cigarettes; iPhone batteries; Puerto Rico; and more
A senior official at the People’s Bank of China outlines his new theory of economics.
A stream of expected cash flows can always be translated into an asset today.
Taking the investment-led growth model to extremes, the origins of Nazi-Soviet cooperation, and more.
And why #fullcommunism is a bad idea
How intelligence, hard work, and fanatical devotion to Marxist-Leninism put Stalin in position to shape the world.
Jason Furman explains why politics is a nasty business.
New analysis of state-level data from the 1980s and early 1990s shows how financial deregulation led to larger boom-bust cycles.
New research suggests the data do not back up Helene Rey’s thesis that there are common global drivers of capital flows.
Relative to the past 145 years, the level of real interest rates looks pretty normal.
News you can’t use.
Some fun with the Fed’s Enhanced Financial Accounts data.
Or, the chart that explains last year.
No.
Some folks want to eliminate private property with the help of the blockchain, smart contracts, the “sharing economy”, and the “Internet of Things”.
On a relative basis they have almost never been cheaper.
Area megabank analyst recommends vice bonds.
Why should the benefits of integration and price stability be limited to Europe?
New research on why people stop paying their mortgages from New York seems to contradict older research on the subject from Atlanta and Boston.
