Tag Archive 'Alex Tabarrok'

Fundamentally there was no housing bubble? (updated)

Lance on Feb 14 2008 | Filed under: Economics, Housing Market, monetary policy

So claims Alex Tabarrok. Alex and his blogmate Tyler are two of my favorite bloggers, but on this matter I think Alex is wrong. Unlike for some, his argument doesn’t invite scorn, because humility should teach us that sometimes things are different, and we cannot always fully understand why, at least not until after the [...]

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Is Fiscal Stimulus the Answer?

Lance on Jan 11 2008 | Filed under: Economics, Federal Reserve, Government policy, monetary policy, tax policy

The economy is slowing, and if we are not already in a recession (I think we probably are) the risks of one are certainly high. So should our politicians do something with fiscal policy? Alex Taborrak says no:

Fourth, in their desperation to “do something” politicians will often do something foolish. If a spending increase [...]

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