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The World Economy and the Color Line: Wilhelm Röpke, Apartheid, and the White Atlantic">
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The World Economy and the Color Line: Wilhelm Röpke, Apartheid, and the White Atlantic">Should-Read: Quinn Slobodian: The World Economy and the Color Line: Wilhelm Röpke, Apartheid, and the White Atlantic

By Brad DeLong,

March 25, 2018

March 25, 2018

Brad DeLong,
Reconsidering the ‘China shock’ in trade">
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Reconsidering the ‘China shock’ in trade">Should-Read: Robert Feenstra, Hong Ma, Akira Sasahara, and Yuan Xu: Reconsidering the ‘China shock’ in trade

By Brad DeLong,

March 25, 2018

March 25, 2018

Brad DeLong,
mainly macro: The Output Gap is no longer a sufficient statistic for inflationary pressure
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mainly macro: The Output Gap is no longer a sufficient statistic for inflationary pressureShould-Read: Simon Wren-Lewis: mainly macro: The Output Gap is no longer a sufficient statistic for inflationary pressure

By Brad DeLong,

March 25, 2018

March 25, 2018

Brad DeLong,
The macroeconomic effects of the 2017 tax reform">
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The macroeconomic effects of the 2017 tax reform">Robert Barro and Jason Furman: The macroeconomic effects of the 2017 tax reform

By Brad DeLong,

March 24, 2018

March 24, 2018

Brad DeLong,
The hysteresis-resilience trade-off in unemployment">
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The hysteresis-resilience trade-off in unemployment">Should-Read: Tolga Aksoy and Paolo Manasse: The hysteresis-resilience trade-off in unemployment

By Brad DeLong,

March 24, 2018

March 24, 2018

Brad DeLong,
The “Iron Cage” and the “Shell as Hard as Steel”: Parsons, Weber, and the Stahlhartes Gehäuse Metaphor in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism">
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The “Iron Cage” and the “Shell as Hard as Steel”: Parsons, Weber, and the Stahlhartes Gehäuse Metaphor in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism">Peter Baehr (2001): The “Iron Cage” and the “Shell as Hard as Steel”: Parsons, Weber, and the Stahlhartes Gehäuse Metaphor in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

By Brad DeLong,

March 24, 2018

March 24, 2018

Brad DeLong,
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Globalization: What Did Paul Krugman Miss?

By Brad DeLong,

March 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

Brad DeLong,
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Weekend reading: “race and place” edition

By Liz Hipple,

March 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

Liz Hipple,
Trump is about to launch a trade war with no way out">
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Trump is about to launch a trade war with no way out">Should-Read: Shawn Donnan: Trump is about to launch a trade war with no way out

By Brad DeLong,

March 22, 2018

March 22, 2018

Brad DeLong,
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