Econlinks

“If the Obama administration fails to revive the economy, will it be because Summers is too influential over economic policy, or not influential enough?”

How much capsaicin would you like/can you stand? For the true chili aficionados among you, perhaps the Dorset naga? I’ll pass on that one :-).

E-cigarettes are en vogue. An option that could ensure the perfect exercise of the freedom of choice, without the typical negative externality such as passive smoking for the others.

The only company without liquidity problems in these hard times…

Bryan Graham’s note to potential PhD students. Some specificities to UC Berkeley Econ, but otherwise general enough– might be a good idea to have something like this on your webprofile, if you plan to have doctoral students…

The Leprechaun bailout (hat tip to Greg Mankiw).

Lars von Trier’s “Dogville” (IMDb, RottenTomatoes) as an illustration of general equilibrium properties: an Economists’ Voice brief article by Harmgart and Huck (earlier ungated version)