Deck the Halls with Macro Follies
Merry Christmas one and all, from Keynes and co. (via econstories.tv)
- 13 December 2012
Why do smart people still choose Keynes over Hayek?
Looking back over the last few years you have to ask how intelligent people, examining the evidence, can still choose Keynes over Hayek
- 4 December 2012
There is no third way
Conservatives must embrace true free market capitalism and reject the cronyism of the state
- 10 August 2012
Trust the market: government underspends mean we can afford tax rebates
Government spending is taxation, and government spending is not the be all and end all of growth promotion.
- 23 July 2012
Why the euro is working
It's often said that the euro was doomed from the start. But maybe we're all the missing the point and the euro is doing its job just fine
- 12 June 2012
The charts that could doom Obama
Obama is not alone in seeing his "stimulus" fail to stimulate but that will be of little comfort if he loses out in November
- 6 June 2012
The delusions of Leftist ideology Czar Will Hutton about the financial crisis are dangerously typical
The economic and financial crisis was caused by social democratic ideals. The Left must not be allowed to blame the crisis on non-existent free markets
- 3 June 2012
Discord over Argentina leaves gaping hole for defaults across the recession-troubled world
The Argentinian Ambassador to the UK will be speaking at the London School of Economics on Thursday. But what will she say to us?
- 16 May 2012
Is Hugo Rifkind always this wrong?
Hugo Rifkind is precisely the problem with British politics. Left-leaning, instinctively statist and wrong about everything.
- 12 May 2012
UK election results reflect need for compelling, not compassionate conservatism
After Britain's Conservatives were thumped in local elections, how can we regain the country without shifting left?
- 5 May 2012
Germany’s not a good role model…except when compared to the profligate U.S.
Government spending in Germany is far too high and it continues to grow. We can't say that it is a role model, but we can say that Germany is not going in the wrong direction as fast as the United States.
- 2 November 2011
No more Solyndras: time for the sun to go down on public spending.
It is not the job of government to throw the public’s money at failing businesses or ‘green’ investment pipedreams. That is not capitalism, it is corporatism.
- 20 October 2011
Quantitative easing: why it doesn't work.
People will ring alarm bells and tell you QE is necessary. Many of them will be Garrison’s capitalists. But one thing they cannot tell you is that QE is fair.
- 13 October 2011
Beyond credit easing and council tax: How Osborne can sail us toward 'calmer, brighter seas'
George Osborne must adhere to some simple principles. He must keep taxes and regulation low and keep a check on the growth of the state so that we can live within our expanded means.
- 4 October 2011
Ed Balls and Irish austerity: what you didn't hear at party conference.
Ireland’s problem was a monetary one not a fiscal one. For Ed Balls to point to Irish austerity as a warning for Britain is either breathtaking cynicism or economic ignorance. Take your pick.
- 27 September 2011
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