Larry Summers

attempted 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

obligation 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

I 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

If 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

invest 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

By 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

I’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

See 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

After 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