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Longrunonomics vs. Shortrunonomics

Harvard Business Review

Longrunonomics is what's also referred to as neoclassical economics, the logical, elegant study of incentives, utility, and equilibrium that has formed the core of the discipline for 150 years. As a non-economist who knows more about history and politics than most economists, I can't help but like that idea. It's not wrong.

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Gene Sperling and Wall Street's Giant Sucking Sound

Harvard Business Review

I've had a few encounters with Gene through the years, and he's always struck me as an endearing (and rare) combination of policy wonk, political operator, and genuine mensch. He's replacing the controversial and sometimes cranky Larry Summers, and has a reputation for being less controversial and even less cranky.

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