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Deployment of ARG Tripoli, Betting on Hormuz Re-Opening

As of yesterday, open sources indicate: Source: USNI, accessed 3/17/2026. The composition and capabilities of the ARG are described here. That being said, the prediction

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I talk with Larry Kotlikoff

Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. I use this blog to keep in

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Monday assorted links

1. What people get wrong about women’s rights (Alice Evans, The Economist). 2. The case against liberal interventionism. 3. More government by GPT (NYT). 4.

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Seems Plausible: Recession in 2026

Polymarket, using definition of 2 quarters of consecutive negative GDP growth OR NBER declaration. It was only 23% on February 27th, before the first strikes.

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Democracy continues

Here is a link. The post Democracy continues appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Source link

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Interpreting 2/27 in Basic IS-LM w/Exogenous Price Shock

From notes for PA854 (before AD-AS chapter), to be discussed tomorrow: Assume the price level is sticky in the short run with respect to aggregate

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Core PCE Instantaneous Inflation at 3.6% in January, Same in February?

Using the Cleveland Fed nowcast for February, y/y inflation will be 3%, instantaneous at 3.2%, 3.6% instantaneous using Goldman Sachs estimate based on today’s PPI

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Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Economic Theory Summer Camp

About Me Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. I use this blog to

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Gaurav Ahuja interviews me – Marginal REVOLUTION

I very much enjoyed this exchange, print only, here is the link.  Excerpt: I was recently thinking about how much the bad weather in the

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My excellent Conversation with Joe Studwell

COWEN: Does Africa have a manufacturing future? Is robotics coming, AI, possibly some reshoring? STUDWELL: Yes. I believe that Africa does have a manufacturing future. COWEN: But making what?