A Trip to Korea

I have spent the past few days at the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, Korea. While there, I gave a lecture on some of the challenges facing fiscal policy, joined Tyler Cowen in a public discussion of economic inequality, and participated in a panel on the global economic outlook (from which the photo below is taken).

The Nobel

Congratulations to Eugene Fama, Lars Hansen, and Robert Shiller.  A very well-deserved prize. All three have long been among the most highly cited economists.

On DC Discord

Click here to read my column in Sunday's NY Times.

All the Way

Last night, I saw Bryan Cranston in All the Way, the new play about Lyndon Johnson and the passage of the Civil Rights Act. It is a powerful play, with terrific acting.  Cranston is as compelling as LBJ as he was as Walter White.

Niall Ferguson takes on Paul Krugman

1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Part 3

On weights and coding errors: odd coincidence or dress rehearsal?

Angus Deaton recounts an unpleasant episode in his career.  Followers of the Reinhart-Rogoff controversy, take note.

Obamacare's Finances

Not a pretty picture.