Topic: Tyler Cowen

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The Daily Reckoning
Is this a good time for gold?

The economy is good for owning gold, but it doesn't seem like it because the dollar is going up.
Unemployment, Inc.: Six reasons why America can't create jobs

UPDATE: No net growth in new jobs in August kept the US unemployment rate at 9.1 percent. Six reasons the country is struggling to put people to work – and why it may not last.
Green Economics
Where are the female economics bloggers?

There are 52 women on the list of the top 1,000 economists. None of them blog.
Obama's innovation push: Has US really fallen off the cutting edge?

Obama sees a push to innovate as the answer to a stalled economy and falling US status. Critics say staying on the cutting edge is not what ails America.
Growthology
Is median income a good indicator of economic progress?

GDP per capita and productivity are important indicators, too.
The Circle Bastiat
The TSA and the economics of institutions

Will the furor over the TSA move the discussion about individual freedoms forward?
Growthology
My 10 most important books

Among the 10 most important books that influenced this blogger are an encyclopedia and a comic book.
Growthology
Anticipating Paul Krugman: Early thoughts on his recent profile in the New Yorker

Paul Krugman is profiled in this week's issue of the New Yorker.
Can America spend its way to economic recovery?

Conservatives, resisting big government outlays on principle, begin to build the case for other options.
Obama weighs a supersized stimulus plan

His team looks ready to spend at least $675 billion on projects to jolt the US economy.