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Economists Infiltrate the White House; Now What?Yesterday

Last week, President-elect Obama dominated the news - and perhaps moved the markets - by spending the three days before Thanksgiving introducing one economist after another to the American public. There were Larry Summers, Peter Orszag, Christina Romer, and Austan Goolsbee; and don't forget Tim Geithner and Paul Volcker, neither of whom are Ph.D. economists, [...]

Dear Reader, Please Help Win Me DinnerYesterday

Yesterday, I asked Tyler Cowen if he's willing to bet his Marginal Revolution readers against Freakonomics readers in the caption-that-photo contest we announced earlier this week. I'm pleased to report that Cowen is a betting man after all. Yes Tyler, your bet is accepted - and it's dinner on the loser. I remain confident that [...]

It's On!Yesterday

Freakonomics versus Marginal Revolution in a caption-that-photo contest. Tyler Cowen has laid down the gauntlet to the Marginal Revolution readers, pointing them to our contest to caption the infamous Bush-congratulates-Krugman photo, and urging them to "see if you can beat their readers." I'm also excited to announce that we have a very special guest judge: [...]

Bush Congratulates KrugmanYesterday

Yesterday, President Bush invited the most recent round of Nobel laureates to the White House to accept his congratulations. And yes, this included his trenchant critic and economics prize-winner, Paul Krugman. Photo from Economist.com This photo posted on Economist.com (from Agence France-Presse) makes me wish I were better at reading body language. I'm going to shamelessly rip [...]

Will Obama Reduce the Chance That You Are Called for Jury Duty?Yesterday

Photo: Tom Lemo One of the changes that the "Yes We Can" movement has already wrought is a substantial increase in voter registration - particularly in swing states. In Virginia, for example, the number of registered voters increased by almost 10 percent. Since voter-registration lists are also used to construct juror lists, a possible benefit of this [...]