tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post2528455852938157166..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Did Gary Becker Really Argue Complete Crowding-Out?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-84849615705555531762009-01-13T06:18:00.000-05:002009-01-13T06:18:00.000-05:00Perhaps Mankiw's role is to provide economic "talk...Perhaps Mankiw's role is to provide economic "talking points" to neocon pundits, such as Jonah Goldberg in today's LATimes. And to sell more of his favorite book on economics.Shag from Brooklinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312591102812315460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-14289360971268943192009-01-12T22:46:00.000-05:002009-01-12T22:46:00.000-05:00Thank you, pgl. I was afraid I was the only one w...Thank you, pgl. I was afraid I was the only one who read Becker's statement that way, and Dr. DeLong appeared to be giving him.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-91057343372588557592009-01-12T16:45:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:45:00.000-05:00Mankiw in his column does not seem to answer its t...Mankiw in his column does not seem to answer its title: "Is Government Spending Too Easy an Answer?" He boldly asks a number of other questions thoughout his column without providing answers. Perhaps he is positioning himself to refer back to his column if the economy doesn't improve or worsens. Perhaps Mankiw has opinions on what the answers should be but keeps them to himself to avoid commitment.<BR/><BR/>And his references to Paul Samuelson seem to be critical without forthrightly so stating. Is he suggesting that Samuelson's text in out of date and that perhaps his, Mankiw's, presents better economic views? Mankiw closes with a Samuelson quote followed by a comment that even an economist might consider as snide, suggesting that Congress might make a mistake if it relies upon Samuelson's economic textbooks. Did George W. Bush do so well, assuming he may have relied upon Mankiw's textbook when the latter worked for the former? There seems to be a concerted Republican attack on Keynes and economists who follow him.Shag from Brooklinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312591102812315460noreply@blogger.com