News
Washington Times | Poll: U.S. economy improving despite global events
Survey of business analysts signals solid environment for sustaining jobs.
Econ Comments
AEI | I Owe U
Student Loan Debt Isn't a Big Deal--It's a Good Deal
NRO | Obama’s Fake Energy Policy
Flex fuel is the solution to our reliance on foreign oil.
RCM | How Risk Regulation Is Killing Risk Takers
One of the more fascinating, yet largely ignored, characteristics of human psyche is something called "loss aversion." This blip in human psychological development means that, generally, people are more afraid to lose something they have than they are motivated to gain something they don't have.
National Journal | Zoellick: Impoverished Nations 'One Shock Away from a Full-Blown Crisis'
World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned this weekend that spiking food prices have pushed poor countries to the brink -- just "one shock" from tipping into crisis.
Blogs
Cato@Liberty | Who’s Saving the New Deal?
This week National Review takes a different approach, portraying House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan as the architect of a new deal. (Hat tip to Charlie Spiering.)
Mercatus Center: Neighborhood Effects | Fastest growing cities in America
Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox have an analysis in Forbes of new Census data about where Americans are living. They look at metro regions not only central cities. Las Vegas and Raleigh, N.C. were two of the fastest growing regions this decade due in part to job growth.
Reason Foundation | Beijing Running Out of Options with its Real Estate Bubble
Can the Chinese government stop the runaway (bullet) train of housing and infrastructure overinvestment before it's too late? That's the question NYU Stern's Nouriel Roubini asks in his latest column at Project Syndicate.
Reports
RCM: Wells Fargo | Economics Group
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary.
