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Economic Crisis Compels Economists To Reach For New Paradigm

Wall Street Journal | MARK WHITEHOUSE | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Policy, The Fed, Recession, Ben Bernanke, Collateral, University, Mortgage, Credit, Economic Policy, Lenders, Finance, College, Rational Expectations, Bernanke, Crisis, Economists, Banks, Academics, Theory, Colleges, Economic Theory, Universities, Business News

The pain of the financial crisis has economists striving to understand precisely why it happened and how to prevent a repeat. For that task, John Gean...

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An Open Letter to Paul Krugman

David K. Levine | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Collateral Cycles, Fiscal Stimulus, Financial Crisis, Panics, Paul Krugman, Systemic Risk, Bank Bailout, Too Big to Fail, Economic Theory, Bubbles, Credit Cycles, Business News
David K. Levine

Crises have been ubiquitous throughout history. While we can't forecast them we do know how to learn from them. And we certainly have a good idea what not to do in response.

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The Myth of the Black Swan

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Recovery, Economy, Black Swan Event, Economic Rules, Economic Recovery, Black Swan, Economic Theory, Recession, Business News
Hale

This is the third time that I have been through an economic event where there were groups of people who said the old methods of analysis didn't apply. As I will demonstrate, nothing could be farther from the truth.

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An Economic String Theory For America

Frank A. Weil | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economy, Stock Market Crash, Economic String Theory, Finance, Stock Market, Economic Theory, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Frank A. Weil

Our challenge and opportunity is very clear. We must push and pull hard on the string which leads to rebuilding and modernizing our whole national infrastructure.

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The First Death Rattle of Our Unsustainable Economy (Part II)

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Capitalism Fallacies, Regenerative Economics, Sustainability, Steady State Economics, Economy, The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, Alternative Resources, Neoclassic Economics, Commerical Consumption, Economic Systems, Global Resources, Renewable Energy, Financial Crisis, Credit Default Swaps, Economic Theory, Green News
Rebekah and Stephen Hren

Since our current economic system is riddled with contradictions that are forcing its implosion as it abuts the physical limits of our planet, what do we do next?

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