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Oil Prices and the U.S. Economy

March 14th, 2012
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Here's why I believe that the current high price of oil is not enough to derail the U.S. economic recovery. more »

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The Truth about $7.7 Trillion Secret Fed Loans to Banks

December 12th, 2011
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Guest Author: James D. Hamilton is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego — Vita. This post originally appeared December 6 at Econbrowser. I have been looking into the claim recently made by any number of internet sites (fo… more »

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