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Beveridge Report: Social Insurance and Allied Services">Should-Read: William Beveridge (1942): Beveridge Report: Social Insurance and Allied Services
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							Brad DeLong,
						
										April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
			
				
			
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The Chinese economy is rebalancing, at last">Should-Read: Martin Wolf: The Chinese economy is rebalancing, at last
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							Brad DeLong,
						
										April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
			
				
			
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Open Letter to Ben Bernanke">Should-Read: Michael J. Boskin, Charles W. Calomiris, John F. Cogan, Niall Ferguson, Kevin A. Hassett, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, David Malpass, John B. Taylor, and others not worth mentioning: (November 15, 2010): Open Letter to Ben Bernanke
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							Brad DeLong,
						
										April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018
			
				
			
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Should-Read: Janet Yellen: Statement on the Appointment of John Williams as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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							Brad DeLong,
						
										April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018
		
			
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The Captured Economy: Book Talk at U.C. Berkeley | Tu Apr 10 @ 2 PM | Blum Hall Plaza Level
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							Brad DeLong,
						
										April 2, 2018
April 2, 2018
		
			
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The effects of wealth taxation on wealth accumulation and wealth inequality
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							Nisha Chikhale,
						
										April 2, 2018
April 2, 2018
		
			
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Do We Really Care Whether the Profits from American Slavery Were Reinvested to Spur Faster American Economic Growth or Not?
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							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 31, 2018
March 31, 2018
		
			
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Weekend reading: The “measurement matters” edition
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							Liz Hipple,
						
										March 30, 2018
March 30, 2018
 
			
		 
			 
			 
			