Re-Reading My Weblog: May 2005

There is not that much worth noting that I wrote in May 2005. I was storming through my American Economic History course here at Berkeley:

Economics 113: The Omnibus Great-Depression-and-After Lecture Notes File
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/economics_113_t.html
2005-05-10

I was trying--unsuccessfully--to write a good paper on threshold effects, nonlinearities, increasing returns, and economic growth:

Limitations of the Marshallian Toolkit
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/limitations_of_.html
2005-05-11

And I was testifying before the DPC as the Bush Administration Social Security Clown Show continued:

Statement on Social Security Reform
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/statement_on_so.html
2005-05-12

I expressed substantial skepticism with respect to Bernanke's "Global Savings Glut" argument:

The Global Savings Glut Argument
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/the_global_savi.html
2005-05-22

And I had some interesting musings on economic growth, class, inequality, social networks, happiness, and George Orwell:

Alameida of "Unfogged" Is Puzzled by Investment Banker Compensation Levels
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/alamedia_of_unf.html
2005-05-16
Class, Status, Prada
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/class_status_pr.html
2005-05-15

The feel-good thing to read is my Social Security Reform statement:

Statement on Social Security Reform
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/statement_on_so.html
2005-05-12

The feel-bad thing to read is on social networks and investment banker compensation levels:

Alameida of "Unfogged" Is Puzzled by Investment Banker Compensation Levels
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/alamedia_of_unf.html
2005-05-16