Tag: politicians

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 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.