Larry Summers: Why, there’s no harm in inflation at a time like this! Quit worrying! Larry Summers: Hmm, our economy seems to be riddled with bubbles. I wonder what could be causing that! Bob Murphy and I discussed bubbles, inflation, business cycles, and negative interest… Read More
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Discount Woods/Murphy/Zombie Tickets End Tonight
Over on my Facebook page , Bob Murphy writes: “You guys know that Tom and I are incredibly modest, so believe me when I say this event will be epic.” We’ll bring back the zombie , have a mock Krugman debate, some singing, some learnin’, some book signing, and… Read More
Murphy Debate Challenge to Krugman Surpasses $100,000
Many of you know about economist Bob Murphy’s challenge to Paul Krugman to debate. If you don’t — and heck, even if you do — visit KrugmanDebate.com . Pledges for this event are now at over $104,000 . (Bob will update KrugmanDebate.com accordingly this weekend.) This means that if Krugman… Read More
Krugman and DeLong Gang Up on Murphy
You guys know Bob Murphy and I are friends. (Not many people would portray a zombie in an Internet video to promote someone else’s book , as Bob did.) Well, the other day, Brad DeLong of Berkeley, along with Paul Krugman, ganged up on Bob because he made what turned out to be… Read More
The Real Significance of the Murphy-Krugman Debate?
Chris writes: I just wanted to make one little point which I think that Bob Murphy is not exploiting enough, namely the fact that his challenge to debate Krugman is not merely one ivory tower [figure] asking to duel another for sport. It’s more like the fact that Krugman, in… Read More
Ezra Klein Calls for Another Housing Bubble, Is Taken Down by Murphy
When I saw Bob Murphy give this talk, I knew right away this excerpt about the Washington Post‘s Ezra Klein needed to be a YouTube unto itself. That our society considers Klein and Matt Yglesias to have a lot of valuable things to say reflects… Read More
Keynesian Admits: Murphy-Krugman Debate Definitely Worth Having
Bob Murphy has the details . And check out Bob’s debate site !
Murphy on the Financial Crisis
The great Bob Murphy on the culprits.
Murphy Replies to Krugman
A preview of the Great Debate ? See Bob’s fantastic piece .
Murphy vs. the Propagandists
Bob Murphy pummels the propagandists in his excellent new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal . Finally someone with a clue about economics tackles these misunderstood episodes.  Here’s my review .