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Not to worry about the January durable goods figures

There are things you may fret about, but the most recent statistics on durable goods orders shouldn’t be one of them.

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This entry was posted on February 26, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Iraq’s electricity challenges

Those who want to see Iraq’s democracy fail have targeted electricity production as one of the key strategic objectives of the conflict. Those who want to see Iraq succeed would be wise to do likewise.

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This entry was posted on February 25, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

A Critique of Pure Dark Matter

Net income on the balance of payments might be essentially zero in 2005q4

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This entry was posted on February 23, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

Oil at $15-30 a barrel?

Arnold Kling was surprised by what he found in the energy chapter of the Economic Report of the President.

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This entry was posted on February 22, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Nigeria back in the news

And the news is not good.

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This entry was posted on February 20, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Tackling “Oil Addiction”?

Cognitive Dissonance in the 2006 Economic Report of the President

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This entry was posted on February 20, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

Capital corruption

The case against my former representative in Congress, Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA), is pretty unbelievable.

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This entry was posted on February 18, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Open Economy Macro in the 2006 Economic Report of the President

Beryl Sprinkel meets Ben Bernanke

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This entry was posted on February 16, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

The Bernanke era begins

New Fed Chair Ben Bernanke

provided his first testimony before Congress
this morning.

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This entry was posted on February 15, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Dick Cheney on economics

The vice president holds forth on the elasticity of tax receipts with respect to the tax rate.

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This entry was posted on February 14, 2006 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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