Scott Sumner and Arnold Kling: Macro Responses to COVID19 Amy Willis By Amy Willis, Mar 25 2020 SHARE POST: Here are links to some of the pieces referred to in our conversation: Scott Alexander on masks at Slate Star Codex Arnold Kling Nonbank liquidity now, solvency later Bring on the Masks and Gloves! Scarves now, masks later Scott Sumner There’s never been a worse time for a fiscal stimulus Does anyone actually care about monetary and fiscal “ammunition”? RELATED CONTENT By Scott Sumner The Unacknowledged Success of Neoliberalism "Although the dispute over neoliberalism is often characterized in left/right terms, that characterization is misleading." The neoliberal policy revolution that began in the late 1970s might be the most important recent event in world history. But it remains a curiously elusive and underreported phenomenon. Many on the left question the motives behind the reforms, as well as their efficacy, while some on the right talk as if the neoliberal revolution never happened. Yet, the neoliberal r... Read This Article
RELATED CONTENT By Scott Sumner The Unacknowledged Success of Neoliberalism "Although the dispute over neoliberalism is often characterized in left/right terms, that characterization is misleading." The neoliberal policy revolution that began in the late 1970s might be the most important recent event in world history. But it remains a curiously elusive and underreported phenomenon. Many on the left question the motives behind the reforms, as well as their efficacy, while some on the right talk as if the neoliberal revolution never happened. Yet, the neoliberal r... Read This Article
Mar 25 2020 Books: Reviews and Suggested Readings It’s the Thought that Counts: A Review of Stephe... Hans Eicholz Click here to read Part 1 of this review. The Davies Difference: Elite Buy-in The first part of this review ended with the observation that what Deirdre McCloskey sees as vital for the kind of “wealth explosion” that she and Davies discuss is the reorientation of human perception away from an ea... 0 Read More
Mar 25 2020 Regulation How to Hobble the Economy and How to Revive It David Henderson While people like me are fortunate that we work mainly in front of a computer and can do so at home, the majority of Californians are not so lucky. Other retailers are shut down, and those include bars and restaurants, with restaurants (mercifully) allowed to do take-out. Governors of Illinois, New York, Louisiana, Pen... 7 Read More
Mar 25 2020 Fiscal Policy Scott Sumner and Arnold Kling: Macro Responses to ... Amy Willis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMG-kS-ftCM Here are links to some of the pieces referred to in our conversation: Scott Alexander on masks at Slate Star Codex Arnold Kling Nonbank liquidity now, solvency later Bring on the Masks and Gloves! Scarves now, masks later Scott Sumner The... 1 Read More