- August 27, 2024
Economic Sentiment and Confidence in August
Conference Board’s Confidence Index exceeds consensus (103.3 > 100.9), with July index revised up. Here’re August readings for confidence, sentiment and news. Figure 1: University
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Happy Birthday, Professor Smith
Adam Smith’s exact birth date is unknown, but it was sometime in June 1723. So, 300 years ago this month. I thought I should not
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Crossing to Safety
I rarely read books for a second time, mainly because I am a slow reader and there are so many good books I haven’t yet
I talk with Jon Hartley
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
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Chip War
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
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: A New Journal Ranking
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
Life after Ec 10
Did you know that Kendall Roy (of Succession fame) graduated from the Harvard economics department? You can bid on his diploma here. He must have
History of Economics 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
Summer Camp for Economic Theorists and Computer Scientists
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
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: It’s all about shelter
Click on image to enlarge. This figure shows that the PPI for final demand tracks the CPI less shelter very closely. By both measures, inflation
