James Hamilton Articles

December auto sales

On a seasonally adjusted basis, U.S. light vehicle sales remained deeply depressed...
by James Hamilton - Jan 07, 2009 - in Economy

The oil shock and recession of 2008: Part 2

In my previous post, I presented evidence that the oil price increase over...
by James Hamilton - Jan 03, 2009 - in Economy

The oil shock and recession of 2008: Part 1

This is the first in what I'm planning will be a series of posts discussing the...
by James Hamilton - Jan 01, 2009 - in Economy

Federal Reserve balance sheet

Here I survey how we got here, where things currently stand, and what it all means...
by James Hamilton - Dec 22, 2008 - in Economy

Fiscal stimulus: the case for block grants

A few thoughts on how the federal government might best implement a fiscal stimulus...
by James Hamilton - Dec 20, 2008 - in Economy

The other shoe begins to drop

Bloomberg reports: Chrysler LLC, awaiting a federal rescue as its cash dwindles,...
by James Hamilton - Dec 18, 2008 - in Economy

Quantitative easing

Today's announcement from the Federal Reserve marks the end of the road for Plan A...
by James Hamilton - Dec 17, 2008 - in Economy

Finding the exit

How you think we might get out of our current economic problems has something to do...
by James Hamilton - Dec 16, 2008 - in Economy

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