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The ungouging of gas prices

As long as you’re willing to twist (or ignore) enough of the facts, you can continue to be persuaded that the earth is actually flat.

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This entry was posted on December 15, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

October trade balance numbers

At the tail ends of the distribution of expectations

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This entry was posted on December 14, 2005 by Menzie Chinn.

The gold standard and the Great Depression

How the gold standard contributed to the Great Depression.

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This entry was posted on December 12, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

Blogjam at the PJ Corral

I participated in a blogjam yesterday hosted by Pajamas Media. What’s a blogjam, you ask?

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This entry was posted on December 10, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

Only 17 more (oil) shopping days until December 31

Does everybody remember this story from July 3?

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This entry was posted on December 8, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

Best business weblog award

Thanks to Dave Schuler of the Glittering Eye for nominating Econbrowser for best business blog award for 2005.

This entry was posted on December 8, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

Oil sands

Are oil sands the answer to peak oil? They’ll help some, to be sure. But they’re not a reason to ignore the issue.

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This entry was posted on December 5, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

Investing in gold

Should you be looking at gold as an investment?

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This entry was posted on December 4, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

Past and incipient expenditures for operations in Iraq

Larry Lindsey was right. And wrong.

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This entry was posted on December 3, 2005 by Menzie Chinn.

November auto sales

Lower gas prices aren’t bringing Americans back to the large SUV’s.

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This entry was posted on December 2, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

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

Menzie Chinn is Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison

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