Monday, January 4, 2010

Book Recommendation

Intellectuals and Society
- Thomas Sowell

January- The month of Samuelson

This January we will be celebrating the achievements of Paul Samuelson. Every month we plan to celebrate an eminent economist- a new feature we are introducing on the blog for 2010.

Related:
Assorted on Samuelson

Which bloggers are attending AEA

Assorted on AEA meetings- will keep updating;

Healthcare Economist;
Joseph Stiglitz will give the keynote address on “Homoeconomicus: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Economic Theory.”


Of interest to above: The Current Economic Crisis and Lessons for Economic Theory Eastern Economic Journal, forthcoming

Tweedledumb and Tweedledangerous

Can you guess how many Austrian economists made the AEA calendar?


Environmental Economist;
As scientists struggle to predict exactly how global climate change will affect our environment, economists are grappling with another question: How well can humans adapt?


Arnold Kling;
I agree with his view that the housing bubble was caused much more by regulatory failure than monetary policy failure


Harvard’s Feldstein: Economy Might Run Out of Steam in ‘10

Krugman on the State of the Economy

Report from AEA meeting, Part I

A Daddy’s Dream: The AEA Economists Calendar

No to Bernanke


AEA Humor Session

AEA 2010 Papers Tag Cloud: Look Ma, We’re Relevant!