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Economist Brad DeLong has received a DMCA takedown notice from HarperCollins, publisher of Steve Levitt and Steve Dubner’s SuperFreakonomics.

- Brad DeLong has received a DMCA takedown notice from HarperCollins. – http://delong.typepad.com/files/superfreakonomics-chapter-5.pdf – Is SuperFreakonomics author Levitt again denying the ‘unequivocal’ scientific evidence for global warming? New Yorker’s Kolbert calls book a form of “horseshit.” – One error retracted, … Continue reading

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Why did Brad DeLong pick on our Eric Zitzewitz?

Jason Ruspini: It seemed like Delong interpreted the mere suggestion of 10% interest rates as a veiled attack on the Obama administration. That would explain the unfairly harsh and pedantic manner of his post. I think that Delong is right … Continue reading

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Eric Zitzewitz wanna bet with Brad DeLong.

Brad DeLong bended Eric Zitzewitz’s ear, and now our Dartmouth padawan wants a bet: Brad, The post you refer to is a follow up post to a post in March that does a similar analysis about the S&P 500. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/quantifying-the-nightmare-scenarios/ … Continue reading

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The World Bank board agreed to give Paul D. Wolfowitz slightly more time to defend himself against charges of misconduct.

New York Times Brad DeLong — Previous: Does Paul Wolfowitz have a future at the World Bank? + FAKE WORLD BANK MEMO: Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughs in Paul Wolfowitz’s face. + INSIDER TRADING: World Bank employees speculating … Continue reading

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