A Three-Point Tax Reform

Consider the following tax reform: 1. Impose a retail sales tax on consumer goods and services, both domestic and imported. 2. Use some of t...

The Euclidean Index

Motty Perry and Philip J. Reny propose a way  to rank economists by citations (published AER September 2016), and now RePEc implements it he...

You are not entitled to your own facts

Readers of this blog will surely want to know about a new website: econofact.org ,  a " non-partisan publication designed to bring key ...

Careless Headline Writing

I have noticed over the years that headline writers often try to make stories more sensational than they really are. This one at Yahoo News...

History of Econ Summer Camp

Graduate students with an interest in the history of economic thought should consider this opportunity .

Challenges Facing the New President

You can watch the AEA session I chaired by clicking here .

Parting Words

Here is the exit memo from CEA chair Jason Furman .