Who are the free traders?
Paul Krugman has an odd column today, suggesting that if you are a free trader, the Democrats are historically a better bet for you. He writes, When I say that Republicans have been more protectionist...
View ArticleImmelt on Sanders
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, whom President Obama once tapped to head his economic advisory board, gives his view of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
View ArticleA Front Page from the Future?
The Boston Globe has some fun today, including with the paper a fake front page from the beginning of an imagined Trump presidency. You can see it here.
View ArticleWhere I'll Be
I am giving several public lectures this week. Here are the locations and links to relevant information, in case you are in the area and interested in attending:Tuesday: University of...
View ArticleA Nice Assignment for a Macro Course
My friend Phill Swagel gives his students the following assignment:Imagine that you are a staff member working for a member of Congress who sits on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC). Fed Chair Janet...
View ArticleA Reading for the Pigou Club
On Yoram Bauman, Carbon Washington, and the success in British Columbia.
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Gabaix to Harvard
I just heard the wonderful news that Xavier Gabaix will be joining the faculty of the Harvard economics department. Welcome, Xavier!Addendum: Here is his most recent paper, "A Behavioral New Keynesian...
View ArticleKocherlakota on Trump
Narayana writes a column titled Trump Starts Making Economic Sense. Seems to be a minority view among economists.
View ArticleCondorcet in the News
Eric Maskin and Amartya Sen apply voting theory to the current Republican primary.
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