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Tag Archives: Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman says faked alien invasion would help US economy. — [VIDEO]
Posted in Politics, The Global Economy
Tagged alien invasion, aliens, bizarre, crazy, economy, Paul Krugman, Politics, US economy, US politics
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FORECASTING THE ECONOMY: Keynesian Economics vs. Austrian Economics — [VIDEO]
The 2 videos are designed to convince you that the Austrians’ economic predictions are more accurate. The first video has an intro in French, sorry for that, but the rest of the video is in English (with French subtitles). Keynesians’ … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Finance, Financial Markets, Forecasting (Science & Practice), Prediction Post-Mortem, The Global Economy
Tagged Ben Bernanke, credit, crisis, economic crisis, economic recession, Economics, economy, financial crisis, forecasts, global economy, Money, money creation, Paul Krugman, Peter Schiff, post-mortem predictions, prediction post-mortems, Predictions, real estate market, reality check, Ron Paul, stock market, stock markets, US economy, US stock market, wealth
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More Garbage Words: Social Security, “A Minor Fiscal Issue”
Paul Krugman calls Social Security a minor fiscal issue, citing this report in which Social Security spending as a percent of GDP levels off at around 6% in 2030. For someone whose blogging modus operandi is pointing out disingenuous arguments … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Economics, Ethics, Politics
Tagged demographics, entitlements, Paul Krugman, social security
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Mark Thoma, Superficial Blogger
His post, “The Myth of the Social Security Shortfall”, here, but if you don’t want to defer thinking, read Mish Shedlock on pension underfunding instead. Yes, taxes will have to go up, but it’s not as though sunsetting the Bush … Continue reading
Paul Krugman Makes a Boo Boo.
In Paul Krugman’s blog entry, Done, at 4:39pm (EDT) on March 21, 2010, he commented: “OK, nothing is sure in this world. Intrade is still giving Obamacare a 2.2% chance of failing, …” He was talking about the InTrade market … Continue reading
Economist Paul Krugman speaking at MIT about the 2007–2010 financial crisis – [VIDEO]
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Posted in Economics, Finance, Financial Markets, History, The Global Economy
Tagged economic crisis, economy, financial crisis, Paul Krugman, US economy
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Paul Krugman Tries to Foist Specious Argument in Tobin Tax Debate.
It was a nice try but short term financing wasn’t a root cause of the crisis. Highly leveraged, incompetent financing, along with a host of agency problems and too little, not too much, trading share most of the blame. Since … Continue reading
Paul Krugman ridiculizes Justin Wolfers’s thesis advisor.
Paul Krugman – (How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?): [I]n a 2008 paper titled “The State of Macro†(that is, macroeconomics, the study of big-picture issues like recessions), Olivier Blanchard of M.I.T., now the chief economist at the International … Continue reading
Is economics a science?
I believe that economics is a science, but if you don’t and view economists as politicized wackos, then the latest Paul Krugman is for you. -
Posted in Economics, The Global Economy
Tagged Economics, economists, Paul Krugman, US economy
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