Peter H. Bent (UMass): The Political Power of Economic Ideas: Protectionism in Turn of the Century America (and more). The real story of how America became an economic superpower: David Frum reviews The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931 and The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze. The introduction to The Great Exception: The New Deal and the Limits of American Politics by Jefferson Cowie. Brad DeLong on how future economists will probably call this decade the “longest depression”. Paul Krugman on austerity’s grim legacy; on despair, American style; on the Obama boom; and reviews The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War by Robert J. Gordon (and more and more). Goodbye, golden age of growth (and part 2).
What is holding back the economy? Umair Haque on why no one will implement the best solution to economic stagnation. Could the economy tank in 2016? 23 economic forecasts for the new year. Mark Thoma on how the political party of the president matters for the economy.
