Larry Summers
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Rahm Emanuel Slaps Down Larry Summers
Mar 11, 2010From a preview of an article in this Sunday's NYT magazine:ONE DAY LAST MONTH, Congressional leaders of both parties shuffled into the Cabinet Room of the White House for the first of what Obama now promises will be monthly bipartisan meetings. Young aides asked the staff members to surrender their... by economicpolicyjournal.com | related posts
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Computer theft raises fraud concern at Cal State L.A.
1 hour agoattempted fraud or identity theft, they said they told the former students to notify credit bureaus and law enforcement about any suspicious activity. A toll free number, (800) 883-4029, has been established to provide additional information. The names include students who took certain math classes between... by latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/education/index.html | related posts
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Inflation: The Unspeakable Crisis
2 hours agoobligation to be the “first draft of history.” According to the considerable discussion of inflation on the Web, my alarm is misguided. Every economist I admire, from Paul Krugman and Larry Summers on down, is convinced that inflation will remain low for as long as we can... by reason.com/blog | related posts
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Larry Summers backs financial reforms
Mar 05, 2010I don't know how serious he is, but this was something that he said which makes a lot of sense and goes against the grain of what we've seen from Summers. Reuters: Summers, director of the White House National Economic Council, reiterated President Barack Obama's call for stronger... by crooksandliars.com | related posts
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Larry Summers gently asks Wall Street to accept reform
Mar 04, 2010If only this wasn't a joke . Summers made millions working for Wall Street so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that he's still in the "asking nicely" phase. One needs to keep those job options open for the future, after all. He asked leaders of business and public policy at the Citizens Budget... by americablog.com | related posts
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Larry Summers: Blame Bad Weather for Unemployment Figures
Mar 03, 2010invest in plants and equipment. At the same time, however, the administration plans to raise taxes on "the wealthiest Americans." Obama's chief economic adviser Larry Summers appeared Feb. 9 on the Fox Business Channel to discuss the administration's economic agenda and defended... by newsbusters.org | related posts
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Larry Summers: Blizzard to distort labor statistics
Mar 02, 2010Larry Summers: Blizzard to distort labor statisticsKaren Finerman (Fast Money) interviewed Larry Summers . Karen asks Larry about jobs: Look, jobs are priority number one for the President. Let me say a word about the statistics. Who knows what the next number is going to be. The blizzards that affected much of the... by vigilantgrandpa.blogspot.com | related posts
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Jobs Report For February Likely Better Ignored: Larry Summers
Mar 02, 2010By Frank James White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers. ( Mark Lennihan / AP Photo ) If the February jobs report due out Friday is really disappointing, just ignore it because it will be impossible to know what the economy was really doing last month because of all the snow. So warns Lawrence... by npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way | related posts
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Ketchup Economics
Feb 13, 2010I’ve had occasion in the past to mention Larry Summers’ “ketchup economics” paper. Niklas Blanchard reports that there is in fact an empirical investigation of the ketchup market, and it’s not efficient: If you would like to see this divergence from principle on the micro... by yglesias.thinkprogress.org | related posts
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Larry Summers Says Unemployment Benefits CAUSE Unemployment??!!
Feb 09, 2010See for yourself: Unemployment: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty To fully understand unemployment, we must consider the causes of recorded long-term unemployment. Empirical evidence shows that two causes are welfare payments and unemployment insurance. [. . .] by... by seeingtheforest.com | related posts
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Spitzer on Colbert: Larry Summers, Geithner an "Abject Failure"
Feb 03, 2010After sharing his insights on romance in an interview last week, the Luv Gov resurfaced on The Colbert Report last night. Colbert kicked things off by asking, "Got any big plans after the show tonight?" (Spitzer: "Going straight home!") But the conversation quickly turned to the financial system, with Colbert fretting... by gothamist.com | related posts
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Larry Summers: See, We Saved The Economy!
Jan 29, 2010Larry Summers: See, We Saved The Economy!Larry Summers took claim for the return to profitability and escape from recession for the Obama administration today as GDP numbers shocked the markets . It was the dramatic moves by the administration, "that pulled the [US] economy back from the brink of a depression, and... by businessinsider.com/clusterstock | related posts
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