Policy uncertainty and the stalled recovery
Baker, Scott, Bloom, Nicolas & Davis, Steven. Policymakers’ choices dominate headlines in the global crisis. This column distinguishes between economic uncertainty and economic policy uncertainty, constructs an index to measure policy-related uncertainty, and argues that improving policy uncertainty would create millions of US jobs. Πηγή: Voxeu πλήρες κείμενο
Greek haircuts and Greek myths — the details
McDermott, John. European leaders on Friday received some interesting weekend reading. FT Alphaville has also taken a look at “Greece: Debt Sustainability Analysis”, an assessment prepared by European Commission economists for discussion on Friday among European finance ministers. We’ve put it in the usual place. Πηγή: ftcom/alphaville πλήρες κείμενο