Must-Reads: December 16, 2016
- Betsey Stevenson: Manly Men Need to Do More Girly Jobs: “Donald Trump wants America to make things… bring iPhone assembly to the U.S…
- Paul Krugman: Notes on the Macroeconomic Situation: “So the Fed has raised rates… a mistake, although not as severe… as it would have been a year ago….
- Jason Furman et al.: The 2017 Economic Report of the President: “President Obama was faced with the daunting task of helping to rescue the U.S. economy from its worst crisis since the Great Depression…
Interesting Reads:
- Andrew Haldane: QE: The Story So Far
- Noah Smith: Academic Signaling and the Post-Truth World
- Jason Furman et al.: Eight Years of Recovery and Reinvestment
- Jason Furman et al.: 2017 Economic Report of the President
- Recommended Reading: Partha Dasgupta’s “Economics: A Very Short Introduction”
- More Expansionary Fiscal Policy Is Needed: The Only Question Is Whether for a Short-Term Full Employment Attainment or a Medium-Term Full-Employment Maintenance Purpose