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Arnold Kling

By Arnold Kling, Sep 20 2010

James Hamilton on the JOLTS data, which I have also been pushing.

Caroline Baum on the Kling view of the job creation problem.

Arthur Brooks on the Arthur Brooks controversy.

Boaz Teaches Virtue to Social Conservatives

Cato's David Boaz tries to show social conservatives the path of virtue:Those are reasonable concerns, but they have little or no relationship to abortion or gay marriage. Abortion may be a moral crime, but it isn't the cause of high government spending or intergenerational poverty. And gay people making the emotional ...

Sep 20 2010

Economic History

Top Ten Economic Contractions?

Arnold Kling

What are the ten most important episodes of economic contraction to study? Some obvious ones: 1. The Great Depression in the U.S. 2. The Great Depression in Europe 3. The Japanese slump of the 1990's and beyond 4. The oil shock of 1973-75 What about other countries and other time periods? Should the British slu...

Sep 20 2010

Labor Market

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Arnold Kling

James Hamilton on the JOLTS data, which I have also been pushing. Caroline Baum on the Kling view of the job creation problem. Arthur Brooks on the Arthur Brooks controversy.

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Arnold Kling

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