Reviving Economics

I think the current law in Indianapolis is fair - banning smoking except places like bars, clubs, bowling alleys (and casinos?)... these are...

"The Commerce Department said retail sales dropped 2.7 percent, more than double the 1.2 percent decline analysts expected." -AP, ...

Hat-tip to Mankiw on this optimistic note: the TE D spread is now below 1! I had been tracking TED but stopped before the holidays and at...

Judge Posner has redeemed himself (from some of his past, shall we say, rants) in his recent blog post. Kudos.

Official unemployment rate now stands at 7.2% for December, per BLS data released today . But, often lost in the numbers the rampant growt...

An excerpt from Obama's economic crisis speech to be given in short order: "There is no doubt that the cost of this plan will be co...

First, let me say I have a lot of respect for Hal R. Varian and I love his advanced micro text(s). That being said, he says: "Ultimat...