Paul Samuelson

Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist, Dies At 94

AP | POLLY ANDERSON | Posted 12.13.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK — Economist Paul Samuelson, who won a Nobel prize for his effort to bring mathematical analysis into economics, helped shape tax policy...

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Lessons For US Economic Policy From The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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The abrupt and miserable end of the socialist experiment--it all happened so fast, with East Germany getting absorbed into West Germany on Oct. 3, 199...

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Three Not-So-Optimistic Economists (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business

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By now, you've probably heard of the much-ballyhooed "green shoots" in the economy. On Friday, the Dow actually closed positive for 2009, leading some...

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