Copyright (c) 2009 Berkeley Electronic Press All rights reserved. http://www.bepress.com/ev Recent documents in The Economists' Voice en-us Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:21:22 PST 3600 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art4 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art4 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:21:19 PST Although Paul Courant presents the Google Books Settlement as a win-win-win, Pamela Samuelson sees trouble ahead if it is approved. Pamela Samuelson http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art3 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art3 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:51:15 PST Gary Richardson argues that although Republicans campaign against redistribution, they govern by redistributing money from Democratic states to Republic states. Gary Richardson A D6 P16 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art2 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art2 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:04:52 PST Will the heath care plans lead to higher taxes, deficits, and health care costs without health gains? Glenn Hubbard of Columbia and John Cogan and Daniel Kessler of Stanford think so. John Cogan I1-I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art1 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art1 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:27:44 PDT A tax on excess reserves would worsen the banking crisis and could lead to a run on the dollar, according to John Thornton. John Thornton E51 E52 E58 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art7 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art7 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:21:04 PDT Google has scanned millions of works from the world's great libraries, but will we be able to read them on-line, asks Paul N. Courant? Paul N. Courant Public Economics Industrial Organization http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art6 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art6 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:49:17 PDT Bradford Cornell takes a look at the basic nature of the current recession and the likely impact of stimulus packages. Bradford Cornell Macroeconomics Finance http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art5 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art5 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:54:43 PDT Overtimes can ruin great football games, according to Yeon-Koo Che of Columbia and Terry Hendershott of Berkeley, but auctions could come to the rescue. Yeon-Koo Che D1 D2 D23 D44 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art4 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art4 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:57:06 PDT According to Tim Bartik of the Upjohn Institute, a revival of the New Jobs Tax Credit would be a more cost-effective and politically feasible method of stimulating job creation, compared to the broader employer tax credits advocated by Edlin and Phelps. Timothy J. Bartik J23 E62 H25 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art3 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art3 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:51:40 PDT Stephen M. Miller uses money multiplier models to calculate the impact Edlin and Jaffee's proposal to sharply reduce excess banking reserves would have on the total supply of credit. Stephen M. Miller E51 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art2 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art2 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:44:04 PDT Rather than Zombies killing a market-based solution to spam, Zombies themselves will be killed off, according to Marshall Van Alstyne of Boston University and MIT and Sarah Zatko of Boston University and BBN Technologies. Marshall Van Alstyne D8 M37 D23 G21