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Does Disclosure Help?25 comments

James Kwak wrote 8 months ago: By James Kwak Following up on yesterday’s column about corporate spending, I saw that John Coa … more →

Tags: campaign finance

Are Subsidized Student Loans Worth the Price?24 comments

James Kwak wrote 10 months ago: By James Kwak Previous guest blogger Anastasia Wilson has written a post on her own blog comparing t … more →

Tags: Education

And in This Corner . . .9 comments

James Kwak wrote 11 months ago: By James Kwak Over in the less-prestigious and less-well-paid online section of the Times, Bruce Bar … more →

Tags: taxes

Renting and Buying Compared58 comments

James Kwak wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Loyal readers already know what I think of housing as an investment. The main issue, i … more →

Tags: housing, Investment

The Myth of the Natural Economy101 comments

James Kwak wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak “The general equilibirum view tends to lend support to those who want to make th … more →

Tags: Economics

$3 Billion Banks42 comments

James Kwak wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Jon Macey is no friend of regulation. In 1994, he wrote a paper titled “Administ … more →

Tags: Banks, too big to fail

"It's All Relative"47 comments

James Kwak wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak I finally saw Inside Job at a friend’s house tonight. I don’t have anythin … more →

Tags: Inside Job

Made-Up Definitions22 comments

James Kwak wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Many commentators who want to blame Fannie and Freddie for the financial crisis base t … more →

Tags: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, housing, Mortgages

The Moderate Republican Stimulus87 comments

James Kwak 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 →

Tags: Politics, taxes

This American DREAM33 comments

James Kwak wrote 1 year ago: By James Kwak Brad DeLong reminded me that the DREAM Act is being considered by Congress right now a … more →

Tags: Immigration, Politics

Good Economics16 comments

James Kwak 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 →

Tags: Development Economics

The Best Thing I Have Read on SEC-Goldman (So Far)85 comments

James Kwak wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Actually, two things, both by Steve Randy Waldman. Part of Goldman’s defense is … more →

Tags: Goldman Sachs

Michael Lewis on Wall Street23 comments

James Kwak 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"20 comments

James Kwak wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Robert Litan of Brookings wrote a paper on the derivatives dealers’ club — … more →

Tags: Derivatives, financial regulation

Taxation and Prohibition33 comments

James Kwak wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Andrew Haldane (of “doom loop” fame) has another provocative paper, … more →

Tags: Andrew Haldane, financial regulation

The Oracle of Kansas City27 comments

James Kwak wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Many of you have probably already seen Shahien Nasiripour’s interview with Thoma … more →

Tags: Hoenig, tbtf

Another Great TAL Episode on the Financial Crisis22 comments

James Kwak wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak ProPublica has a long and detailed story of Magnetar, the hedge fund that helped fuel … more →

Tags: Hedge Funds

"No One Made People Buy These Cars . . ."4 comments

James Kwak wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak The Center for Responsible Lending has a great comic strip titled “If Anti-CFPA … more →

Tags: Humor

Mark Thoma Lets Loose27 comments

James Kwak wrote 2 years ago: By James Kwak Yes, Mark Thoma is generally Democratic-leaning when it comes to policy. But his blog … more →

Tags: Unemployment


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