Menzie Chinn Articles

More on Defense Spending

In my last post on the 08Q3 GDP release, I noted the remarkable contribution of...
by Menzie Chinn - Nov 01, 2008 - in Economy

Some Additional Observations on the 2008Q3 Advance GDP Release

If you went no further than noticing that the q/q annualized growth rate of -0.3%...
by Menzie Chinn - Oct 31, 2008 - in Economy

Pocketful of Multipliers (II): Options for Stimulus Packages

As the debate over the nature and size of a stimulus package wends its way through...
by Menzie Chinn - Oct 28, 2008 - in Economy

Middle Kingdom Malaise? The Latest Chinese GDP Figures

Monday's announcement that Chinese growth was decelerating was not surprising;...
by Menzie Chinn - Oct 24, 2008 - in Economy

CRA and Fannie and Freddie as betes noire

There is so much chaff floating around about the roles of Fannie and Freddie and of...
by Menzie Chinn - Oct 22, 2008 - in Economy

Rapid Downward Revisions in Expected Growth

...or: "Yikes!" There have been plenty of accounts that have noted the growing...
by Menzie Chinn - Oct 19, 2008 - in Economy

Credit Spreads and How Lax Is Monetary Policy?

All eyes have been on the housing market as the trigger for the financial crisis,...
by Menzie Chinn - Oct 16, 2008 - in Economy

The Nobel Prize in Economics to Paul Krugman

From the The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred...
by Menzie Chinn - Oct 14, 2008 - in Economy

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