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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.

Energy imports, nontradables, and net exports

The messages from the 05q3 Preliminary GDP release.

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This entry was posted on November 30, 2005 by Menzie Chinn.

Facing the latest economic data

Here are a few thoughts about some of the economic news that’s been coming in over the last few weeks.

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This entry was posted on November 30, 2005 by James_Hamilton.

What are prospects for Federal debt/GDP?

Did recent surge in tax revenues signal a meaningful improvement in fiscal prospects?

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This entry was posted on November 29, 2005 by Menzie Chinn.

Blind leading the blind

Score another one for the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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This entry was posted on November 28, 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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