Must- and Should-Reads: September 21, 2017
- Will Wilkinson: What Drives Opposition to Immigration? In-Group Favoritism, Out-Group Hostility, and Donald Trump: “Friedman contrasts ‘xenophobia’ and ‘nationalism’, but I’d like to reframe… (To many of us, xenophobia and nationalism go hand in hand.)… https://niskanencenter.org/blog/drives-opposition-immigration-group-favoritism-group-hostility-donald-trump/
- Josh Barro: : Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill has Alaska Purchase for Lisa Murkowski: “Making things odder: Neither VerBruggen nor I could locate the provision in the bill…
- Ezra Klein: Graham-Cassidy could’ve been the GOP’s best Obamacare replacement: “Instead, Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy wrote the worst plan yet… https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/20/16333384/graham-cassidy-obamacare-health-care
- Ben Thompson: THE GDPR AND FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE, INTELLIGENT TRACKING PREVENTION, DATA PORTABILITY AND SOCIAL GRAPHS: “Several folks have suggested that the GDPR’s requirements around data portability… https://stratechery.com/2017/the-gdpr-and-facebook-and-google-intelligent-tracking-prevention-data-portability-and-social-graphs/
- Kristie De Peña: Entrepreneurial Visas: “Some of the most powerful and effective innovators are immigrant entrepreneurs looking to capitalize on the unique opportunities the United States offers… https://niskanencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EntrepreneurialStartupVisas.pdf
- Liz Hipple: : New federal antitrust legislation recognizes U.S. workers are not only consumers: “The introduction of two new antitrust bills by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, last week… https://equitablegrowth.org/equitablog/value-added/new-federal-antitrust-legislation-recognizes-u-s-workers-are-not-only-consumers/
- Jeff Stein: GOP senators are rushing to pass Graham-Cassidy. We asked 9 to explain what it does: “Republican senators are struggling to articulate why they are rushing to pass their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace Obamacare… https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/20/16333876/republican-senators-graham-cassidy
- Nick Bunker: Another lesson from the 1930s for the Federal Reserve: “Matthew Jaremski… and Gabriel Mathy… the excess reserves in the 1930s… https://equitablegrowth.org/equitablog/value-added/another-lesson-from-the-1930s-for-the-federal-reserve/
- Janet Napolitano et al.: The Future of NAFTA and the State of U.S. Mexico Relations: “September 21 :: U.C. Washington Center :: 1608 Rhode Island Ave NW… <http://delong.typepad.com/uc_nafta_program_f11.pdf” title=”uc_nafta_program_F1[1].pdf>
- CPPC: California Assembly Passes Bill to Make Drug Prices Transparent: “The California Assembly passed Senate Bill 17… prescription drug price transparency… 66-9… https://www.thecppc.com/single-post/2017/09/13/California-Assembly-Passes-Bill-to-Make-Drug-Prices-Transparent
- Josh Bivens: An evidence-based Fed would hold rates steady in September: “The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets today and tomorrow to determine whether or not to raise interest rates… http://www.epi.org/blog/an-evidence-based-fed-would-hold-rates-steady-in-september/
Interesting Reads:
- Dmitri Koustas: Labor Supply and Consumption Insurance: Evidence from Rideshare Drivers http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/econ.html?event_ID=111096&date=2017-09-19&filter=Secondary%20Event%20Type&filtersel=
- Scott Lemieux: : Bill Cassidy, Still Giving Cynical Liars a Bad Name: “Jimmy Kimmel’s response to the truly disgusting bait-and-switch being offered by Senate Republicans is remarkable, particularly given the powerful incentives of late night hosts to play Both Sides Do It…” http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/09/bill-cassidy-still-giving-cynical-liars-bad-name
- “Any Community… Flourishes only When Our Members Feel Welcome and Safe…” http://www.bradford-delong.com/2017/09/any-community-flourishes-only-when-our-members-feel-welcome-and-safe.html
- VIrtues and Flaws: NAFTA, and Economists’ Views of NAFTA http://www.bradford-delong.com/2017/09/virtues-and-flaws-nafta-and-economists-views-of-nafta.html