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Economists, defend thyselves!

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Scott Jagow
Monday, March 2, 2009
I remember vividly my first day taking a class on Soviet politics in college. The class began in August, 1991. The Soviet Union was collapsing...
Posted In: economists
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Where do we go from here?

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Scott Jagow
Friday, February 27, 2009
Our afternoon session at the economic bloggers forum has been especially lively. That's because we're talking about how the hell we can get out of...
Posted In: bloggers, blogging, blogs, economists
2

Reg-you-lay-shun

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Scott Jagow
Friday, February 27, 2009
Our economic blogging conference has broken into smaller groups for lunch, and the session I'm attending is called "The Fate of Finance." The...
Posted In: bloggers, blogging, blogs, economists, Fed, madoff, regulation
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Is Journalism Dead?

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Scott Jagow
Friday, February 27, 2009
That's the title of the seminar I'm in right now at the Kauffman Foundation. It began with a speech from former Boston Globe writer David Warsh,...
Posted In: bloggers, blogging, blogs, economists, journalism, newspapers, online news
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If it quacks like a duck...

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Scott Jagow
Friday, February 27, 2009
At this economic bloggers conference I'm attending, we had a discussion last night about how no one in charge will say the word "nationalization." ...
Posted In: bailout, bloggers, blogging, blogs, economists, nationalization
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I may need some face wipes

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Scott Jagow
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I'm heading to a battle of the barbecues tonight here in KC. It's being hosted by well-known economic blogger Tyler Cowen. His blog, Marginal...
Posted In: bloggers, blogging, blogs, economists
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Kansas City, here I come

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Scott Jagow
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I'm off to KC today for a conference on economic blogging. It's being sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, which focuses on entrepreneurship. I...
Posted In: bloggers, blogging, blogs, economists
3

Will there be blood?

by
Scott Jagow
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I just read a very compelling interview with respected Harvard historian Niall Ferguson. Here's the interview by the Toronto Globe and Mail, and...
Posted In: bailout, Banks, economists, government spending

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