Month: December 2009

Greek Public Finances

This article from Spiegel Online is interesting on the Greek situation, including the role of unpaid invoices as a way to understate the level of debt.

Mankiw on Fiscal Policy

Greg Mankiw provides a useful overview of recent research on fiscal policy.

HGAA Bank Nationalised in Austria

See the details in this FT article.

Post-Budget Analysis from Minister for Hardship

Following a recommendation from some colleagues who lived through the last fiscal crisis, I went looking for this. Thankfully, someone has placed a classic address from the Minister on Youtube.

link here

Paul Samuelson: New York Times Obituary

The career of the late Paul Samuelson is well described in this obituary.