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Hayek and Robbins Caused the Great Depression?

Lawrence White corrects Friedman, Bernanke, DeLong, et. al., on Hayek’s and Robbin’s roles during the Great Depression.

Bubble Economics

A comment on Paul Krugman’s post on the housing market, interest rates and Ben Bernanke. By looking at irrelevant statistics one does nothing to avert future crises of the same nature—credit bubbles do not only form in housing.

Bernanke “Person of the Year”

Letter to Time Magazine, on the topic of Ben Bernanke and Time’s 2009 Person of the Year.

Healthy Recovery

Important economists are misinterpreting several statistics and falsely pointing towards impending recoveries. The truth is actually quite different. There is higher probability a future double-dip, or a secondary economic collapse.

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