Arnold Kling was surprised by what he found in the energy chapter of the Economic Report of the President.
Nigeria back in the news
And the news is not good.
Tackling “Oil Addiction”?
Cognitive Dissonance in the 2006 Economic Report of the President
Capital corruption
The case against my former representative in Congress, Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA), is pretty unbelievable.
Open Economy Macro in the 2006 Economic Report of the President
Beryl Sprinkel meets Ben Bernanke
The Bernanke era begins
New Fed Chair Ben Bernanke
provided his first testimony before Congress this morning.
Dick Cheney on economics
The vice president holds forth on the elasticity of tax receipts with respect to the tax rate.
Oil shocks and personal saving
Mark Thoma notes some interesting thoughts by Harvard professor Martin Feldstein on why the oil shock of 2005 was not more disruptive.
December 2005 trade figures and implications
The trade deficit (total and ex-oil) widens again.
A proposal for Iraq
Here are some thoughts on how to get the vast oil wealth of Iraq working most quickly and effectively to benefit the Iraqi people.