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February 8, 2015 0

Journal of Economic Perspectives Editor Tries Once More

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A Whole Fleet of Gremlins As Frank Ackerman pointed out in a scholarly matter, there is not much there in that figure with multiple numbers of the few points coming from the same models over a couple of decades. Eli would have enjoyed listening in to the exchange of views at JEP, but the JEP editor has settled on using the figure appearing in the AR5 A point of continuing discussion, here at RR has been is whether the several cited studies have any coherent message, for example, can a responsible economist fit the data

February 5, 2015 0

Playground Bully Theory vs. Eurozone Gang Rules; The Only (and Ironic) Solution

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In a interview yesterday on Zeit Online, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis admitted the obvious truth: "I’m the Finance Minister of a Bankrupt Country" . It took an amazing amount of time to admit the obvious truth, but the important point is the truth is finally on the table. Effectively, Greece finally admitted that it has no more funds to pay the bully

February 4, 2015 0

Germany’s "Time Pressure" Thesis; Noose Tightens on Europe

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Alexis Tsipras politely blasted the alleged German " generosity " in a letter to the German newspaper Handelsblatt. (See Alexis Tsipras "Open Letter" to German Citizens Regarding Extend-and-Pretend Unserviceable Debt ). I happen to agree with that letter in entirety, even though I strong disagree with other Syriza positions.