Wikileaks: Saudis overstating oil reserves
… Apparently by as much as 40%.Heavy days.I’ve yet to read through the actual cables, but The Guardian’s summary doesn’t paint the prettiest picture:<bloc...
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Two quick links - Krugman edition
Paul Krugman is the ultimate polarising force. People either love him or loathe him. I suppose that’s what comes with the territory when you are, arguably, t...
Discount rates, relative prices and climate economics
Yesterday I wrote a bit about the "relative prices" argument for swift and decisive action against climate change. Some additional comments to provide c...
Food prices and climate change (gasp!)
Secondary subject line: The relative prices argument for strong action against climate change. Paul Krugman must have been feeling more provocative than usu...
Dumb regulation
As should be clear from some of my previous posts, I think that some areas of our economy are in need of regulation; others distinctly less so. Her...