Why austerity is the wrong prescription for the euro crisis: Mark Blyth – Project Syndicate

August 21, 2013 By dralfoldman in Austerity, Business Administration, Euro Crisis, Germany, Growth, Keynesian, Politicians, Politics, Southern Europe, UK Tags: Austerity, European Union, Fiscal policy, Germany, Government, Mark Blyth, Project Syndicate, Southern Europe 8 Comments

Subregions of Europe (UN geoscheme)

Subregions of Europe (UN geoscheme) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent MUST READ article from Mark Blyth, published by Project Syndicate. Check it out!

End Austerity Now by Mark Blyth – Project Syndicate.

This blog has argued for well over a year that policy-makers must stimulate growth in Europe with fiscal policies that stimulate investments and create jobs, especially in Southern Europe and the UK. Sadly, policy-makers in Germany have been the barrier to European growth.

Any thoughts?

The Paranoid Style in Economics by Raghuram Rajan – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
On Whose Research is the Case for Austerity Mistakenly Based? by Jeffrey Frankel – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
Austerity and Demoralization by Robert J. Shiller – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
Dr Alf’s Two Cents: Only the Poor Die Young by Johan P. Mackenbach – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
The US Military’s Rape Culture by Naomi Wolf – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
Copycat Capitalists by Alexander Friedman – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
Financial Crisis and War by Harold James – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
Cyprus: Still Hostage to History by Omer Aziz – Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)
Why Is Europe So Messed Up? An Illuminating History : The New Yorker (dralfoldman.com)
“Federalism or Bust for Europe?” by Jean Pisani-Ferry | Project Syndicate (dralfoldman.com)

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Bruce Bartlett, Former Reagan Adviser, Says Obama Should Tap Janet Yellen For Fed Chair ASAP

August 21, 2013 By dralfoldman in Austerity, Central banks, Growth, Monetary Policy, Politics, Unemployment, US, Washington Tags: Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bruce Bartlett, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Huffington Post, Janet Yellen, Lawrence Summers, President Leave a comment

Rethinking Macro Policy II: First Steps and Ea...

Rethinking Macro Policy II: First Steps and Early Lessons (Photo credit: International Monetary Fund)

This is an excellent MUST READ article. by Bruce Barlett, published in the Huffington Post. Check it out!

Bruce Bartlett, Former Reagan Adviser, Says Obama Should Tap Janet Yellen For Fed Chair ASAP.

Personally, I too think that Janet Yellen is a safer choice for the next head of the Fed.

Any thoughts?

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