On Monetary Policy

Ronald McKinnon critiques recent Fed policy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324448104578615713874809602.html

Martin Feldstein on Fed’s communication troubles

http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/bernanke-and-the-end-of-unconventional-monetary-policy-by-martin-feldstein

Forecasting accuracy of FOMC members

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324144304578624033540135700.html

Janet Yellen on Top

Following Bernanke

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-31/following-bernanke-means-using-precedent-of-unprecedented-policy.html

On Economic Growth

Industrial Revolutions and Growth: A fascinating piece in the New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/news/features/economic-growth-2013-7

PENN WORLD TABLES Updated

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-29/the-whole-world-is-getting-richer-and-thats-good-news

Paul Krugman on Urban Sprawl and US Economic Mobility

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/opinion/krugman-stranded-by-sprawl.html

Stephen Roach on China’s Economic Rabalancing

http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/the-mismeasure-of-china-s-rebalancing-by-stephen-s--roach

Growth in Emerging Markets

http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21582257-most-dramatic-and-disruptive-period-emerging-market-growth-world-has-ever-seen

Meanwhile, US GDP Measurement Will Undergo Major Revision

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-29/seinfeld-bests-kardashians-as-u-s-recalculates-gdp-economy.html

Debate Amongst Economists

Should Emerging Markets Focus on Sustaining Rapid Growth or Emphasize Redistribution?
Sen vs. Bhagwati – Economists Debate Fundamentally Important Issues

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-24/india-s-top-economists-square-off.html

Research on Poverty

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21582233-consensus-raising-people-out-poverty-surprisingly-recent-penury

Financial and Asset Market Issues

Fascinating piece in Der Spiegel - Rich Move Assets from Banks to Warehouses

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/art-as-alternative-investment-creates-storage-business-tax-haven-a-912798.html

A fantastic video from Chicago’s Booth School