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Does Disclosure Help?
By James Kwak Following up on yesterday’s column about corporate spending, I saw that John Coates (Harvard Law School) and Taylor Lincoln (Public Citizen) have published a study of the relations… more →
The Baseline Scenario
Does Disclosure Help?
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wrote 8 months ago: By James Kwak Following up on yesterday’s column about corporate spending, I saw that John Coa … more →
Are Subsidized Student Loans Worth the Price?
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wrote 10 months ago: By James Kwak Previous guest blogger Anastasia Wilson has written a post on her own blog comparing t … more →
And in This Corner . . .
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wrote 11 months ago: By James Kwak Over in the less-prestigious and less-well-paid online section of the Times, Bruce Bar … more →
Renting and Buying Compared
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Loyal readers already know what I think of housing as an investment. The main issue, i … more →
The Myth of the Natural Economy
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak “The general equilibirum view tends to lend support to those who want to make th … more →
$3 Billion Banks
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Jon Macey is no friend of regulation. In 1994, he wrote a paper titled “Administ … more →
"It's All Relative"
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak I finally saw Inside Job at a friend’s house tonight. I don’t have anythin … more →
Made-Up Definitions
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Many commentators who want to blame Fannie and Freddie for the financial crisis base t … more →
The Moderate Republican Stimulus
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak One of the great things about the Internet, as opposed to, say, law school, is that ot … more →
This American DREAM
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Brad DeLong reminded me that the DREAM Act is being considered by Congress right now a … more →
Good Economics
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wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak On my way to and from New Haven, I listen to podcasts, including a lot of TED Talks. T … more →
The Best Thing I Have Read on SEC-Goldman (So Far)
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Actually, two things, both by Steve Randy Waldman. Part of Goldman’s defense is … more →
Michael Lewis on Wall Street
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak The Big Short is a good story and provides some illuminating lessons about Wall Street … more →
"The Derivatives Dealers’ Club"
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Robert Litan of Brookings wrote a paper on the derivatives dealers’ club — … more →
Taxation and Prohibition
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Andrew Haldane (of “doom loop” fame) has another provocative paper, … more →
The Oracle of Kansas City
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Many of you have probably already seen Shahien Nasiripour’s interview with Thoma … more →
Another Great TAL Episode on the Financial Crisis
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak ProPublica has a long and detailed story of Magnetar, the hedge fund that helped fuel … more →
"No One Made People Buy These Cars . . ."
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak The Center for Responsible Lending has a great comic strip titled “If Anti-CFPA … more →
Mark Thoma Lets Loose
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wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Yes, Mark Thoma is generally Democratic-leaning when it comes to policy. But his blog … more →
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