Copyright (c) 2009 Berkeley Electronic Press All rights reserved. http://www.bepress.com/ev Recent documents in The Economists' Voice en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:51 PST 3600 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art4 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:40 PST Stan Liebowitz of UT Dallas argues that the conventional wisdom on the crisis is not fact based. Stan J. Liebowitz http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art3 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:09 PST Paul Courant agrees with Pamela Samuelson that the Google settlement is less than perfect, but he argues that it is far better than nothing, which he sees as the likely alternative. Paul N. Courant H41 K11 L4 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art2 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art2 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:17:14 PST Don Fullerton and Daniel Karney of the University of Illinois take a hard look at the allocation of CO2 emissions permits under the Waxman-Markey bill and give it minimally passing marks. Don Fullerton Q52 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art1 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss12/art1 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:04:33 PST Brad Delong mischaracterizes economic options, according to Sven Wilson of Brigham Young University. Sven E. Wilson E32 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art8 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art8 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:16:43 PST Robert Litan points out that much has been done already to prevent future financial crises, and tells us what remains. Robert E. Litan G21 G22 G28 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art6 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art6 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:16:38 PST Paul Krugman has made the case that economics, at least in Chicago, is grossly off track, but Casey Mulligan does not see this in his area of research. Casey B. Mulligan E13 J21 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art5 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss10/art5 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:16:36 PST A new academic consensus is emerging that innovation is the key to consumer welfare, and rules governing Internet policy need to be updated to reflect this reality, according to Robert Hahn. Robert Hahn O31 O38 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art5 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art5 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:44 PST Contrary to conventional wisdom, incentives to inflate credit ratings reflect pressures from buy-side investors who use inflated ratings to reduce the impact of regulation and ratings-based restrictions on their portfolio holdings. Charles Calomiris suggests ways to get effective reform. Charles W. Calomiris credit rating agencies financial regulatory reform http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art4 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art4 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:33 PST Glenn Hubbard of Columbia University calls for better regulation, not more regulation, to avoid future financial crises. R. Glenn Hubbard G01 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art3 http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss11/art3 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:31 PST If only preventing financial crashes were as straightforward as preventing airline crashes. Russell Roberts explains the implications for future financial reform. Russell Roberts Financial Economics