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75 Cents Per Barrel
This is old news: Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling wont help gas prices much. But I didn't know how little it will help: 75 cents per barrel! Not per gallon, but per barrel! Each barr… -
Jobless Recovery From Recession
When I think of recession, I think of less jobs and lower economic growth. These two used to go hand-in-hand, so that when there is an economic slow down, there are also less jobs, and when the economy recovers, so doe… -
Camels vs Trucks
Camels vs trucks:Farmers in the Indian state of Rajasthan are rediscovering the humble camel.As the cost of running gas-guzzling tractors soars, even-toed ungulates are making a comeback, raising hopes that a fal… -
Each Penny Costs 1.7 Cents
I was cleaning my desk a couple of nights ago, and in doing so, cleared out my change jar. I had lots of dimes and nickels, which I use for parking. I had 264 pennies, which I use for... well, I don't. I hate penni… -
Econ Crisis Cartoon
Washington Post has a good cartoon explaining how we got to this mess (click here for the whole image): Sources: Washington Post -
Bank Run on Non-Banks
OK. This is the most succinct summary of what's going on right now that I've come across:At the risk of adding to the Muddled Metaphor Index, I had this thought about the nature of the financial problem:We are, in… -
Economic News
Some thoughts about the economic troubles right now, culled from various sources:What do the following two guys have in common? Alex J. Pollock, an AEI fellow, thus a pretty conservative free-market kind of guy, and … -
The Incredible HOLC
Prof. Alan Blinder suggests the revival of an old remedy to prevent an avalanche of foreclosures (it's a bit long, but worth the read):... we’ve seen this film before. During the Depression, President Franklin D. Roo… -
Economic Stimuli: Good vs. Bad
The Congressional Budget Office has a nice table of the kinds of short-term economic stimulus. I sorted it by their effectiveness rather than by the type of stimulus it is, and color corded it as good, bad, and maybe g… -
Tax Policy and Employment
Next time you read anything about tax-cuts as a way to stimulate employment, remember this graph: Bill Clinton raised taxes and more people got jobs. Bush cut taxes and less people got jobs. I don't mean suggest th…
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