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• Oil: Where Krugman and I Disagree

  http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/05/oil_where_krugm_...
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  (May 14, 2008 08:08 AM, by Arnold Kling) As expected, Paul Krugman clarifies his thinking. there are only two things you can do with the world’s oil production:...

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• Financial Flows and Regulation

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  (May 14, 2008 12:51 AM, by Arnold Kling) James Hamilton writes, Now, there is nothing inherently wrong in making financial investments in the form of derivative contracts rather...

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• My Model of the Oil Market

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  (May 13, 2008 01:15 PM, by Arnold Kling) My model of the oil market does not predict a relationship between speculation and inventories. Paul Krugman must have a...

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• Richard Florida on Location in Silicon Valley

  http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/05/richard_florida_...
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  (May 13, 2008 03:45 PM, by Arnold Kling) He speaks on this video. He is a very powerful speaker. One theme of the talk is the importance of...

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• The Best Things European

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  (May 13, 2008 02:07 PM, by Bryan Caplan) Tonight I'm headed to Europe for the first time since 2001. Unlike Tyler Cowen, I can't provide lists of the...

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• The Under-Principled Life

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  (May 13, 2008 01:34 PM, by Bryan Caplan) I just finished re-watching The Bridge on the River Kwai. If you've never seen it, it's all about Colonel Nicholson...

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• My Model of the Oil Market

  http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/05/my_model_of_the....
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  (May 13, 2008 01:15 PM, by Arnold Kling) My model of the oil market does not predict a relationship between speculation and inventories. Paul Krugman must have a...

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• Oil, Inventories, and Bubbles

  http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/05/oil_inventories....
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  (May 13, 2008 10:35 AM, by Bryan Caplan) Krugman says that since we're not building up inventories, the high price of oil isn't a bubble:The only way speculation...

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• Attending College != Graduating College

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  (May 12, 2008 09:42 AM, by Arnold Kling) In the June issue of The Atlantic, "Professor X" rants, Students routinely fail; some fail multiple times, and some will...

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• Chris Anderson Podcast on Economics of "Free"

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  (May 12, 2008 09:21 AM, by Arnold Kling) There are several interesting topics covered in this podcast between Russ Roberts and Chris Anderson. The general topic is the...

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