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Our blog is the place where our staff and guest bloggers present clear, fact-based posts that make the connections between economic inequality and growth for the broad policy community and journalists based on the latest academic research.
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What would lead to monetary overshooting by the Fed?
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Nick Bunker,
March 6, 2018
March 6, 2018
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Why so many Westerners feel like democracy has failed them">Should-Read: Yascha Mounk: Why so many Westerners feel like democracy has failed them
By
Brad DeLong,
March 5, 2018
March 5, 2018
Why so many Westerners feel like democracy has failed them&via=equitablegrowth"
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What older people should know about Medicare and Medicaid">Should-Read: Ann Marie Marciarille: What older people should know about Medicare and Medicaid
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Brad DeLong,
March 5, 2018
March 5, 2018
What older people should know about Medicare and Medicaid&via=equitablegrowth"
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The Liquidation of Government Debt">Should-Read: Carmen M. Reinhart and M. Belen Sbrancia (2011): The Liquidation of Government Debt
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Brad DeLong,
March 4, 2018
March 4, 2018
The Liquidation of Government Debt&via=equitablegrowth"
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Why do beginner econometricians get worked up about the wrong things?">Should-Read: Frances Woolley: Why do beginner econometricians get worked up about the wrong things?
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Brad DeLong,
March 3, 2018
March 3, 2018
Why do beginner econometricians get worked up about the wrong things?&via=equitablegrowth"
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As new apartments are built around Pittsburgh, older stock is feeling the pressure">Should-Read: Mark Belko: As new apartments are built around Pittsburgh, older stock is feeling the pressure
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Brad DeLong,
March 3, 2018
March 3, 2018
As new apartments are built around Pittsburgh, older stock is feeling the pressure&via=equitablegrowth"
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The Amazon Threat to Kill the Hungry Tapeworm">Should-Read: Ann Marie Marciarille: The Amazon Threat to Kill the Hungry Tapeworm
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Brad DeLong,
March 3, 2018
March 3, 2018
The Amazon Threat to Kill the Hungry Tapeworm&via=equitablegrowth"
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A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth">Should-Read: N. Gregory Mankiw, David Romer, and David Weil (1992): A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth
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Brad DeLong,
March 3, 2018
March 3, 2018
A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth&via=equitablegrowth"
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U.S. Inequality and Recent Tax Changes">Should-Read: Greg Leiserson: U.S. Inequality and Recent Tax Changes
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Brad DeLong,
March 3, 2018
March 3, 2018
U.S. Inequality and Recent Tax Changes&via=equitablegrowth"
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