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The Great Stagnation

On Matters of Optimism and Pessimism

Robert Teitelman | Posted 04.28.2012 | Business
Read More: Fukuyama, The Great Stagnation, Iran, Robert Teitelman, Mayans, Greece, Optimism, Pessimism, Abundance, Business News
Robert Teitelman

We're at a strange moment, trembling between optimism and pessimism. Much of this is economic; after a gloomy four years or so, there are signs that a more solid economic recovery may be in the works.

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The Third Industrial Revolution and the Economic Imperative of Energy Efficiency

John A. "Skip" Laitner | Posted 11.29.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy Efficient Technology, Energy Efficiency, Third Industrial Revolution, The Great Stagnation, Energy Efficient Technologies, Renewable Energy Technology, Renewable Energy, Clean Economy, Green News
John A.

We can quibble over numbers and the exact set of calculations, but the data I observe indicate that as of last year, we were wasting something like 86 percent of all the energy we threw at the economic process.

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14 Alternative Titles For The Great Recession

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 09.26.2011 | Business
Read More: 2008 Financial Crisis, The Great Stagnation, Twitter, Economic Stimulus Package, Huffington Post, Great Recession, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Business News

Before the current economic downturn ever officially ended, it had already become commonly known as the Great Recession. But two years after its offic...

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America's Hottest Economist

Business Week | Brendan Greeley | Posted 07.31.2011 | Business
Read More: Tyler Cowen, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, Austrian-School-of-Economics, Marginal Revolution, The Great Stagnation, Paul Krugman, George Mason, Chicago School, Business News

Tyler Cowen sits with a cranberry juice and a pile of books he no longer intends to read. He's at Harry's Tap Room, near the Air France ticket counter...

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