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Economics / Deirdre McCloskey, economic theory, Elhanan Helpman, growth, Richard Heinberg, Robert Gordon /

Gordon, McCloskey and Growing Pains

May 31, 2016

I try to take my own advice: when you have nothing to say, don’t say anything. Thus, for the best part of a month I have busied myself doing other things and staying away from here. It’s been a nice break, and here I am still convinced that there’s not much to say. The economy […]

Uncategorized / economic theory, Robert Gordon, Vitor Gaspar /

GDP, Growth, Stagnation, Whatever

May 4, 2016

I am wading through Robert Gordon’s book “The Rise and fall of American Growth”. Excellent stuff. It really is. Although at over 750 pages it is somewhat daunting. I have also just received in the mail a copy of a book edited by Blanchard, Rajan, Rogoff, and Summers. It’s called “Progress and Confusion: The State […]

Economics / Andrew Sullivan, capitalism, democracy, plutocracy, Republicans, Trump /

Trump Denouement

May 3, 2016

Here we are. Today might well be the day when Trump seals his coronation as the Republican presidential nominee for this year’s election. Wow. How did this happen? If you get a chance please read Andrew Sullivan’s long article: “America Has Never Been So Ripe for Tyranny” in the latest issue of New York Magazine. […]

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