Martin Feldstein
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2 days ago · Psychology-based behavioral economics suggests a deeper explanation for dislike of inflation. “Loss aversion” predisposes humans so that when they evaluate their situation or prospects, “losses loom larger than gains.” Consequently, people resent lost purchasing power more than they enjoy equivalent increases in income.
2 days ago · AbstractChapter 6 explores the American government’s response to the financial crisis. This crisis raised two pressing issues. The first demanded swift act
3 days ago · This morning, the Japanese yen has weakened to 160 against the dollar. This is the weakest level for the Japanese currency since 1990. Depending on how close or far one is from the screen, the movements in the yen might seem dramatic.
5 days ago · 2018 Nobel laureate will also lead new Center for the Economics of Ideas in the Carroll School of Management. Nobel laureate Paul M. Romer, one of the most influential economists of this century, will join Boston College as the Seidner University Professor in the Carroll School of Management, beginning this fall. Paul Romer (Joshua Dalsimer)
4 days ago · 2020 Lectures on Urban Economics. June 11 - July 30, 2020. Thursdays 11:00-13:00, Eastern Time (US and Canada) Online. This June and July, the Urban Economics Association is organizing a weekly online lecture series on urban economics. The purpose of these lectures is to provide PhD students, post-docs and junior faculty with an introduction to ...
5 days ago · Special reports - Apr 27th 2024. With the right changes, it can become an engine of global growth, say Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton. The India express: For its next phase of growth, India needs ...
3 days ago · Even comparing the periods of 1796-1915 to post-WW II — thus omitting the Great Depression of 1930-1945 — “economist Joseph Davis finds no appreciable difference between the length and duration of recessions as compared to the period of the Fed.” Woods takes us back through American history to see how banking and credit developed.
