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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

General Economics

News                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Spain's Economy Dwindling
Spain's economy contracted 0.4% in the first quarter from the fourth, the country's central bank said Monday, the latest evidence that Spain's efforts to rein in government spending could be feeding a downward economic spiral.
Washington Times | Senate debates curb on NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board as a political hot potato shows no signs of cooling off anytime soon.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | An Economic Approach to the Environment
Cost-benefit analysis, in particular, is a far more effective and moral approach than basing decisions on the media's roving gaze or the loudness of competing interest groups.
Real Clear Markets | President Obama Better Hope Life Never Becomes "Fair"
In speeches the great political thinker and satirist P.J. O'Rourke often addresses the tautological reality that life isn't fair through a retelling of conversations he's had with one of his daughters. It goes somewhat like this

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Marginal Revolution | Podcast with Russ Roberts
An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies