Paul Krugman has issued a provocative call for a surcharge on Chinese imports, in order to counter the effect of their exchange rate policy, which: “seriously damages the rest of the world. Most of the world’s large economies are stuck in a liquidity trap — deeply depressed, but unable to generate a recovery by cutting [...]
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26 Feb
Krugman Profile excerpts
I thought this piece was beautifully written and interesting. Here are some bits I found surprising or interesting: Krugman was buoyed and protected in his youth by an intellectual snobbery so robust that distractions or snobberies of other sorts didn’t stand a chance. “When I was twenty-eight, I wouldn’t have had the time of day [...]
24 Feb
Some longer pieces
Work dominates blogging today, by a wide margin. Hopefully it will be obvious why, later. In the meantime, these pieces are half-read or waiting for me to have a moment: A long profile of Paul Krugman; I have not got far enough to understand why it is called “The Deflationist” Tim Worstall on the myth [...]
24 Jan
Krugman to the Fed: proof that you can spring the liquidity trap
I’m not calling for Bernanke to go. But the debate about his reappointment reminds us just how much a single appointment can change financial conditions, on day one.
30 Sep
A short one on quantitative easing
Krugman points out what a small effect a huge amount of QE can seem to have
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