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In the News

Some Economics of Flu Pandemics

by Gary S. Beckervia Becker-Posner Blog
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Every century or so, a major flu pandemic (an epidemic with a global impact) occurs...

In the News

Should congress pass the Employee Free Choice Act?

with Richard A. Epsteinvia Dubuque Telegraph Herald (IA)
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Not since the Carter administration has the American economy been so stressed...

In the News

Mexico's economy gets slammed by flu epidemic

with Stephen Habervia San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, May 3, 2009

The potentially deadly H1N1 flu virus is delivering a harsh blow to a Mexican economy and millions of poor workers already crushed by an economic contagion from the United States...

Analysis and Commentary

Cancer Patients Deserve Faster Access to Life-Saving Drugs

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Wall Street Journal
Saturday, May 2, 2009

As President Barack Obama's new Food and Drug Administration team of Margaret Hamburg and Joshua Sharfstein take the reins, they must decide what to do with off-label uses of FDA-approved drugs...

In the News

Will Quantitative Easing Work?

with John B. Taylorvia Seeking Alpha
Friday, May 1, 2009

Long-term bond yields around the world have been rising recently...

In the News

Krugman vs. Ferguson: a Battle of Decades

with Niall Fergusonvia Big Money (Blog)
Friday, May 1, 2009

So often discussion of economic policy drifts into "decade talk."...

In the News

The thinkers who predicted early on many aspects of this financial crisis

with Niall Fergusonvia RGE Monitor (NY)
Friday, May 1, 2009

Time magazine has kindly included me in its annual list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World...

In the News

Same Data, Conflicting Forecasts

with Niall Fergusonvia New York Times
Friday, May 1, 2009

In the month since I last wrote in this space, there has been a surge of financial optimism...

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The Great Enigma

with George P. Shultzvia New York Times Book Review
Friday, May 1, 2009

Even those who count Ronald Reagan among the handful of great American presidents have a hard time saying exactly where his greatness lay, or how it made itself felt...

In the News

The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 5 of 5

by Peter M. Robinsonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, May 1, 2009

John Howard explains why he is optimistic about the future of economic liberalism and political freedom in Australia and across the globe...

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