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Update on Iran sanctions

The boycott of Iran has been more successful than I had anticipated, with Iranian oil production and exports down significantly from a year ago.

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This entry was posted on October 14, 2012 by James_Hamilton.

Watergate! Iran-Contra! BLS 2012.10.5?

Paranoia and Conspiracy Theory in a Time of Excel

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This entry was posted on October 12, 2012 by Menzie Chinn.

Governor Brown solves California’s gas price problem

Though the record gasoline prices paid by Californians last week received national attention, it was from the beginning strictly a California problem.

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This entry was posted on October 11, 2012 by James_Hamilton.

International Finance and Open Economy Macro

Michael Hutchison, Professor of Economics at UC Santa Cruz, and Helen Popper, Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University, have organized the West Coast Workshop on International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics, taking place on Friday, October 19th. Those interested in thinking in a serious fashion about international should take a look.

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This entry was posted on October 9, 2012 by Menzie Chinn.

California gas price spike

Californians who bought gasoline on Friday experienced an unpleasant shock.

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This entry was posted on October 7, 2012 by James_Hamilton.

Average Monthly Employment Growth Revised Up

With the September employment release, average monthly employment figures over the last four months is 120.5 thousand, versus the three month average as of the August release of 94 thousand. Furthermore, taking into account the preliminary benchmark revision for March 2012, one sees that not only is the trajectory higher, so too is the level of employment.

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This entry was posted on October 5, 2012 by Menzie Chinn.

At Long Last, One Member of the 47% Where He Belongs!

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Source: Salon

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This entry was posted on October 4, 2012 by Menzie Chinn.

Keynesians in the Congressional Research Service!

Or, more accurately, non-New Classicals in the CRS

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This entry was posted on October 4, 2012 by Menzie Chinn.

Natural gas for transportation

As President Obama and Governor Romney prepare for the first presidential debate this evening, I thought I would offer my vision of where our nation’s leaders should try to take the country.

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This entry was posted on October 3, 2012 by James_Hamilton.

Imminent Recession?

So says David Malpass in the WSJ:

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This entry was posted on October 1, 2012 by Menzie Chinn.

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James D. Hamilton is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego

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