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L'assurance-chômage et les dépenses: Achats d'obligations sont de réaffectation des fonds de Saving Autre

In his Economix piece this week, Casey Mulligan picks up on his theme from last week that unemployment insurance (UI) benefits may not boost spending in aggregate, since the money needed to pay benefits is withdrawn from other spending. He agrees with my earlier point that the money is not coming from current tax revenue, [...]

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Le Washington Post Pense Cette loi des banquiers dans le meilleur intérêt de l'économie

That is what readers of a piece on the Fed’s recommendations for housing policy are likely to take away. At one point the article comments: “More than perhaps any other federal agency, the Fed was established to operate independently of both the president and Congress so that it would be free of political pressures when [...]

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Nouveau rôle d'Hillary Clinton comme secrétaire de la création d'emploi

The Fiscal Times suggests Hillary Clinton is Now Secretary of Job Creation. The State Department may become the nation’s human resources department by adding job creation to its already bulging portfolio. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton invited U.S. companies to call on Foggy Bottom experts for guidance on increasing their exports, safeguarding intellectual property abroad, [...]

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La Grèce a besoin Nouvelle disposition constitutionnelle imposée par la Troïka; Léger problème, Constitutionnellement ne pouvez pas le faire

The sad saga of unending, even impossible demands by the Troika on Greece continues. Par exemple, please consider this set of paragraphs listed in a Eurogroup Statement of conditions placed on Greece. The Eurogroup also welcomes Greece’s intention to put in place a mechanism that allows better tracing and monitoring of the official borrowing and [...]

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La Grèce a besoin Nouvelle disposition constitutionnelle imposée par la Troïka; Léger problème, Constitutionnellement ne pouvez pas le faire

The sad saga of unending, even impossible demands by the Troika on Greece continues. Par exemple, please consider this set of paragraphs listed in a Eurogroup Statement of conditions placed on Greece. The Eurogroup also welcomes Greece’s intention to put in place a mechanism that allows better tracing and monitoring of the official borrowing and [...]

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9 Jour de la course à l'ecstasy; Way Seule la Grèce peut gagner est de perdre

Hold your horses on thatfinalizeddeal. There are still numerous austerity measures to implement, details to wrap up, ribbons to cut, and bows to tie. Ainsi,, the Greek Race to Unlock Bail-Out is on. The Greek government is racing to complete a lengthy checklist of reforms demanded by international lenders before the end of [...]

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Nouvelles de Joe Nocera: Les choses ne pas aimer le règlement d'hypothèques

In his column on the mortgage settlement last weekend Joe Nocera praised the fact that it would mean that more people would be able to stay in their homes and that some compensation will be paid to foreclosed homeowners in situations where the banks did not follow the rules. He also criticized those on the [...]

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Nouvelles de Joe Nocera: Les choses ne pas aimer le règlement d'hypothèques

In his column on the mortgage settlement last weekend Joe Nocera praised the fact that it would mean that more people would be able to stay in their homes and that some compensation will be paid to foreclosed homeowners in situations where the banks did not follow the rules. He also criticized those on the [...]

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Mardi Gras Flotteurs politiques en Allemagne, une émeute absolue

Der Spiegel has an interesting and frequently humorous look at politics in a 22 slide-show presentation on Mardi Gras. German carnival culminated on Rose Monday with huge parades in the cities of Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz. Hundreds of thousands lined the streets to catch sweets and watch the marching bands and satirical floats, one of [...]

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