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The Real Cost of Coal. James Stock, March 24, 2015, Opinion. "CONGRESS long ago established a basic principle governing the extraction of coal from public lands by private…
A Strong Dollar Is a Sign of a Strong Economy. Jeffrey Frankel, March 23, 2015, Opinion. "Any movement in the exchange rate has pros and cons. When the dollar appreciates as…
The Political Economy of Government Debt. Alberto Alesina, March 2015, Paper. "This paper critically reviews the literature which explains why and under which …
The Deflation Bogeyman. Martin Feldstein, February 28, 2015, Opinion. "The world's major central banks are currently obsessed with the goal of raising their national…
Japan’s exorbitant privilege. Kenneth Rogoff, February 18, 2015, Paper. "The concept of "exorbitant privilege" [euro] has received great attention from policy makers as well…
Now Is Not The Time To Raise Interest Rates, Lawrence Summers, February 11, 2015, Opinion. "I cannot recall a moment when the gap between what markets expect the Federal Reserve…
Only raise US rates when whites of inflation’s eyes are visible: Aborting recovery and risking a further slowing of price rises is potentially catastrophic. Lawrence Summers…
Politics for Markets. Torben Iversen, February 2015, Paper. "We argue that the welfare state operates very differently in the advanced sectors of modern economies and in the…
Dealing with Debt. Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff, February 2015, Paper. "This paper explores the menu of options for renormalizing public debt levels relative to…
A Smarter Way to Tax Big Banks. Mark Roe, February 1, 2015, Opinion. "President Obama has reanimated the idea of taxing the debt of big banks to help stabilize the banking…