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Monetarists Picked The Wrong Ally in Keynesians http://www.capitalismv3.com/2012/02/10/to-scott-sumner-a-the-economic-spectrum-includes-neoclassicals-and-austrians-and-b-monetarists-picked-the-wrong-allies-in-keynesians/ Source date (UTC): 2012-02-10 13:39:20 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/167965876774117377

EDUCATION DOESN’T TEACH YOU ANYTHING – IT’S JUST SIGNALING THAT YOU’RE DISCIPLINED. http://www.capitalismv3.com/2012/02/10/bryan-caplans-current-work-on-the-limited-benefits-of-education/ Source date (UTC): 2012-02-10 13:35:58 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/167965031609270272

Scott, Well, I’m in the middle of the Monetarist-Neoclassical-Austrian spectrum and I agree with the Monetarists and objects to the Keynesians. The unstated argument here is that: 1) The American

APPLE IS ALREADY ROTTING I didn’t want to stick my neck out last month and say that Apple’s brand is decaying. I thought the Steve Jobs worship was overdone. But,

http://hbdchick.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/medieval-manoralism-and-the-hajnal-line/MANORIAL EXPANSION MATCHES THE HAJNAL LINE WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Because the relationship between the protestant ethic, the inclusion of women in the work force, the relative equality of women,

WHAT IS THE HAJNAL LINE? It is the line the separates the germanic manorial marriage pattern (late marriage, fewer children) from the early marriage cultures. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Because

http://www.capitalismv3.com/2012/02/10/to-scott-sumner-a-the-economic-spectrum-includes-neoclassicals-and-austrians-and-b-monetarists-picked-the-wrong-allies-in-keynesians/MONETARISTS SHOULD HAVE PICKED THE NEO-CLASSICALS AND AUSTRIANS INSTEAD OF THE KEYNESIANS. People don’t trust the government with their money. They won’t ever do so again, either. Source date (UTC):

http://www.capitalismv3.com/2012/02/10/bryan-caplans-current-work-on-the-limited-benefits-of-education/NO, EDUCATION DOESN”T TEACH YOU ANYTHING – IT”S JUST SIGNALING THAT YOU”RE DISCIPLINED. Source date (UTC): 2012-02-10 08:34:00 UTC

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11406713/1/10-totally-vulnerable-company-towns.htmlREDMOND ON THE LIST OF VULNERABLE COMPANY TOWNS Living in the Seattle are from 1985 to 2008 was an opportunity to take advantage of one of the most extraordinary micro-economies

Bryan Caplan writes 1. The vast majority of research on the [returns on higher] education – including IVs, RTCs, etc. – does not empirically distinguish between human capital and signaling.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017398184_microsoftlayoffs02.htmlMICROSOFT RESTRUCTURES MARKETING ORGANIZATION Returns marketing responsibility and dollars to the product groups. Terminates two hundred from central marketing organization. Condenses sixty job titles to just seven. (Saw that coming,

At a dinner conversation last night, someone seeded the discussion with a common parlor-game question. Although it isn’t a complicated topic, I thought it would serve as an example of

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-real-problem-for-facebooks-stock-valuation-2012-2FB HAS LOST ITS HALO Source date (UTC): 2012-02-02 23:25:00 UTC

http://www.krqe.com//dpp/news/technology/sandia-labs-bullet-doesnt-missTECH WARFARE GENE SIMMONS STYLE Twenty-eight years ago Tom Selleck battled a Gene Simmons in “Runaway” who used bullets that sought targets like missiles. And, today, Sandia Labs is looking

FLU? CHICKEN SOUP. Late night emergency room trip due to an ulcer and flu at the same time. Remedy? Six quarts of home made organic shredded-chicken soup with plenty of

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2012/01/how-to-save-economics.htmlTHE DANGER OF EXCLUSIVITY IN ECONOMETRICS Economists, like all methodologists, extrapolate the conclusions they draw from their methods beyond the scope of their methods. (See Kahneman.) Psychologists place extraordinary emphasis

HEALTH CARE It is amazing how even the most rival health care in the states is so superior to that of Canada. And we are going to ruin it. Source

Jan 01, 1997Place: Bellevue, Washington (47.6172, -122.199)Address: Bellevue, Washington 98004 Source date (UTC): 2012-01-23 14:04:00 UTC

DO YOU TALK TO YOURSELF? Why do people talk to themselves? The humorous response is “So that I have someone intelligent to talk to.” But humor aside, the traditional psychologist’s

FUTURE NOIR The world is a beautiful place. The essence of Conservatism is joy at present happiness over future utopian perfection. The minute and subtle improvement of the existing art