Economics Links–08.14.08

by Sean Hackbarth
  • Are we entering “The Chinese Century?” James Pethokoukis doesn’t think so.
  • Desmond Lachman wonders if the current credit crunch requires more extensive policy changes than managing an economic downturn.
  • Brad Setser notes the Federal Reserve is back in the middle of credit allocation and asks if we should also be worried China’s increasing influence.
  • A former chief economist of Ireland’s central bank doesn’t think rising living standards are the source of declining moral values.
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2 Responses to “Economics Links–08.14.08”

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[...] Econ links: Sean [...]

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It would be easy to clean up the banking industry…just revoke the “Greenspan Put”. If banks knew they had to really pay the stupid penalty, then their standards would tighten in a real hurry.

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