Some of you know about Bob Murphy’s debate challenge. If you don’t — and heck, even if you do — visit KrugmanDebate.com . Make sure you understand the specifics before saying, “Krugman will never do it.” Murphy has made it hard for Krugman to say no,… Read More
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One of the Great Fallacies Smashed
Bob Murphy revisits the “World War II was an awesome boost for the economy” argument, and smashes it with an argument I’d never heard before. I cover the subject in my 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask , by the way.) An excerpt: Even on the Keynesians’ own terms, private GDP—the… Read More
Hear the Footsteps, Paul Krugman?
That’s Bob Murphy trailing you. He’s never going to stop. Until you debate him , it will never end.
The Empirical Case Against Government Stimulus
Bob Murphy makes it.
Sweden: No Longer the Free Market Conversation Stopper
A great piece in Bloomberg that takes apart the “What about Sweden?” non-argument that invariably comes up in debates over the free market. (Thanks to Chris B.) Incidentally, Bob Murphy notes that Paul Krugman, in his typical style, misleads about what’s been happening in Sweden. Bob writes :… Read More
Now That’s a Birthday Image
It’s economist Bob Murphy’s birthday today. A fan sent him this: If you are missing the reference, you need to watch Interview with a Zombie . (And also know that Bob has refuted Krugman more than all other economists combined.)
Those Awful European Austerity Programs! Oh, Wait….
Here’s a graph showing the real numbers. As you suspected, “austerity” doesn’t mean to reporters and politicians what it would mean to a normal person — severe cuts in government spending. Sometimes it doesn’t mean any cuts in government spending at all. And here’s a follow-up post to… Read More
Lost in a Maze of Money Aggregates?
On the Peter Schiff Show today I said I’d post an article on the money aggregates (the monetary base, M1, M2, etc.) by economist Bob Murphy . Here it is .
Paul Krugman: The Fed Didn’t Create the Housing Bubble
I am told that Paul Krugman denied on television last night that the Federal Reserve caused the housing bubble. There is such an embarrassment of riches on this topic that one scarcely knows where to begin. But for some hard numbers, I recommend a few… Read More
Krugman Wrong on Hoover, Episode #4722
Economist Paul Krugman, who writes a column for the New York Times, is wrong about Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression pretty much every time he opens his mouth, and economist Bob Murphy has had to correct him repeatedly (particularly Krugman’s claim that Hoover slashed… Read More