Tyler Cowen

Tyler Cowen: 'People Overrate The Virtues Of Local Food'

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 04.12.2012

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Blame the interns and the politicians for D.C.'s overpriced and mediocre food. Then go get some good lunch at a strip mall in the Virginia suburbs. ...

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Tyler Cowen Tackles the Big-bank Problem

Robert Teitelman | Posted 04.17.2012

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Over the weekend, Tyler Cowen put up a column in The New York Times arguing a) that financial institutions should not be broken up and b) that shareho...

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Romer, Shiller, Other Economists Offer Their Advice For 2012

The New York Times | N. GREGORY MANKIW, CHRISTINA D. ROMER; TYLER COWEN; ROBERT H. FRANK; ROBERT J. SHILLER and RICHARD H. THALER | Posted 01.02.2012

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Believe it or not, times are getting better. Some homebuilding picked up, but no fix emerged for the housing crisis. At least that's what the dry ...

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Want Chinese Food On Christmas? Here's Where To Go

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- For a goodly number of us in the D.C. area, Christmas is a day to be celebrated with moo shu and a movie. And for those of us who meet t...

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Economc Turmoil Could Spell Trouble for Innovation

Posted 10.09.2011

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While the stock market has plummeted on concerns about the near-term strength of the American economy, the larger issue could be that the long-term pr...

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America's Hottest Economist

Business Week | Brendan Greeley | Posted 07.31.2011

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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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The Separation Of Art And State: Why Obama's National Endowment Cuts Are Healthy

Travis Korte | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The ants on the crucifix" should be a synonym for "the writing on the wall". This winter, the Smithsonian Institute removed an artwork that had anger...

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Don't Follow the Leader

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011

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"In the final chapter, Seeley suggests five lessons we could learn from bees.• Compose a decision-making group of individuals with shared interests....

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'13 Bankers': Who's In Charge, The Banks Or The Government?

James Kwak | Posted 05.25.2011

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When push came to shove in late 2008, the banks' ultimate power was not that they were secretly controlling the levers of power, but that their place at the center of the financial system enabled them to hold the real economy hostage.

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Decline of Euro, Pound Helps American Collectors

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Six to 12 months ago, the Fine Art Fund - the London-based hedge fund that buys and sells artworks in eight different categories - had looked to acqui...

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Don't Call It a Comeback

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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This rather overwhelming response to the first "green shoots" of the economic crisis suggests that we've reached a significant, even threshold, moment that policymakers must utilize.

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Tyler Cowen: Why Creditors Should Suffer Too

New York Times | Tyler Cowen | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE Obama administration's proposals to reform financial regulation sound ambitious enough as they aim to bring companies like A.I.G. under a broader ...

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