Paul Krugman's Blog, page 592
December 19, 2009
The insincere center
Let's not fail to take note of those who had a chance to join in this historic moment, and punted.
A whiter shade of pale
Taxing tanning.
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You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need.
December 18, 2009
Why economics is the way it is
Samuelson-type economics didn't win because of its power to cloud men's minds. It won because in the greatest economic crisis in history, it had something useful to say.
Snow job in DC
Washington in the snow is a sight to behold.
Spain versus Florida
No need to create the stucco.
The curse of Montagu Norman
Inflation targeting is the new gold standard.
December 17, 2009
Dining room tables and minimum wages
Simple microeconomic logic doesn't help here at all.
Massachusetts health care polling
Once you have even a rough approximation to universal coverage, people don't want to go back.
Pain in Spain
If Spain still had a peseta, I'd say devalue it; since it doesn't, wages have to give.
