We post pictures of animals. Talking about economics.Tumblr (3.0; @animalsexplaineconomics)http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0geijYorH1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/the-1-had-a-fantastic-2010/" target="_blank">Mike Konczal</a> and <a href="http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~saez/saez-UStopincomes-2010.pdf" target="_blank">Emmanuel Saez</a>.<span></span></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18840357805http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18840357805Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:06:19 -0600raccoonthiefeconomicseconomyincomeinequality1%class warfare<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0fxfstGcU1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://www.treasury.gov.au/documents/1564/HTML/docshell.asp?URL=Sydney_Institute_Speech.htm" target="_blank">David Gruen</a>, Executive Director Macroeconomic Group, Australian Treasury</p> <p>John Quiggin, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Economics-Ideas-Still-among/dp/0691145822" target="_blank"><em>Zombie Economics</em></a>, Chapter 3</p> <p>and Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_stochastic_general_equilibrium#Controversy" target="_blank">DGSE</a></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18823995030http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18823995030Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:57:00 -0600arcticbearbearscubseconomicseconomyfamilyicebergspolar bearsnowtitanicwinterzombie economicsDSGEDynamic stochastic general equilibrium<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0a95cSkKl1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Via <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~baileymj/Opt_In_Revolution.pdf" target="_blank">Bailey, Hershbein, and Miller</a></span></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18631592473http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18631592473Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:24:00 -0600leopardamur leopardcatbig catpredatorfeminismwomen's rightsbirth controlthe pilleconomicssocial justicewage inequalitygender gapreproductive rights<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08kvpzzOQ1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://milescorak.com/2012/01/17/the-economics-of-the-great-gatsby-curve/" target="_blank">Miles Corak</a> and CEPR <a href="http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/the-great-gatsby-curve" target="_blank">1</a> and <a href="http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/unequal-access-to-education-and-the-gatsby-curve?utm_source=CEPR+feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cepr+%28CEPR%29" target="_blank">2</a></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18586603508http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18586603508Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:43:01 -0600penguinpenguinsarcticsnoweconomicsgreat gatsbyinequalityclass<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztvohS5Je1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://stateofworkingamerica.org/charts/college-completion-by-income-status-and-8th-grade-test-scores/" target="_blank">The State of Working America</a></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18113356089http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/18113356089Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:12:17 -0600collegeeducationincomeeconomicsred panda<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo1o4IO861rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/MitchGreen/mmt-basics-you-cannot-consider-the-deficit-in-isolation" target="_blank">Stephanie Kelton</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartalism" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> and The Washington Post <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/modern-monetary-theory-is-an-unconventional-take-on-economic-strategy/2012/02/15/gIQAR8uPMR_story_1.html%20" target="_blank">1</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/mainstream-economics-and-modern-monetary-theory-a-family-tree/2012/02/17/gIQAiy6RKR_graphic.html" target="_blank">2</a>.</p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17915023558http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17915023558Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:36:00 -0600Modern Monetary Theoryeconomicseconomymoneyowldeficit owl<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzefxuYT3F1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><strong><span class="messageBody">♥</span></strong></h6></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17617337765http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17617337765Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:08:18 -0600catkittendeerlovevalentines dayvalentineinterspecies loveanimal love<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzaz9u7TxC1rojuumo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via Rortybomb <a href="http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/dayen-crs-bernstein-on-the-myth-of-expansionary-austerity/" target="_blank">1</a> and <a href="http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/new-working-paper-the-boom-not-the-slump-the-right-time-for-austerity/" target="_blank">2</a>, and <a href="http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~cromer/Written%20Version%20of%20Effects%20of%20Fiscal%20Policy.pdf" target="_blank">Christina Romer</a></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17517193166http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17517193166Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:15:00 -0600economicsgoldfishkittenfishfish bowlausterityexpansionary austerity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz40g3oPJA1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415487122/" title="Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution" target="_blank">John Pullen</a>, <a href="http://www.nd.edu/~adutt/courses/documents/10FactorMarkets_Lecture.pdf" title="Factor Markets and Income Distribution" target="_blank">Amitava Dutt</a> and <a href="http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/page/Marginal+Productivity+Theory+of+Income+Distribution" title="Marginal Productivity Theory of Income Distribution" target="_blank">Welker’s Wikinomics</a></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17306079108http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17306079108Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:57:00 -0600horsemarginal productivity theoryeconomics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz04idRpZt1rojuumo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://scorecard.assetsandopportunity.org/2012/measure/liquid-asset-poverty-rate" title="CFED Scorecard" target="_blank">CFED</a>.</p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17188773886http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17188773886Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:35:00 -0600catmousepovertyeconomics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxuen4Ksl1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a href="http://stateofworkingamerica.org/charts/share-of-pre-tax-income-growth-1979-2007/" title="The State of Working America" target="_blank">The State of Working America</a></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17112581633http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17112581633Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:01:00 -0600guinea pigtop 1%wealth distributioneconomics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxthfBHvE1rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via the <a href="http://www.nwlc.org/our-blog/january-jobs-data-brings-improvements-women-and-men" title="National Women's Law Center" target="_blank">National Women’s Law Center<br/></a></p>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17111303401http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17111303401Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:41:00 -0600dogunemploymentwomeneconomics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywhx6X3q21rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17070614639http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17070614639Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:34:00 -0600kittenaristocats<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywh8nmje61rojuumo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17069824130http://animalsexplaineconomics.tumblr.com/post/17069824130Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:19:35 -0600ducklingtrickle-down