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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2014, 05:41 PM Apr 2014

Hurry up! Get ready for a "liberal dose" of Economics!

from Paul Krugman's blog today in the NY Times. But you have to get to the NY Times page to get the link to click on...go to Opinion columnists, Paul Krugman and click on his blog page. It comes right up and looks like this:

Piketty Day at the Graduate Center

A talk by Thomas Piketty at the CUNY Graduate Center, followed by a panel discussion with Steve Durlauf, Joe Stiglitz, and somebody else. Starting at 6 PM; live streaming here.

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Hurry up! Get ready for a "liberal dose" of Economics! (Original Post) CTyankee Apr 2014 OP

Here's a link: moondust Apr 2014 #1

thanks for helping me out. I couldn't get the link... CTyankee Apr 2014 #2

Well, moondust Apr 2014 #3

I wish more folks would listen in to this debate. It is so important. CTyankee Apr 2014 #4

"The past devours the future." moondust Apr 2014 #5

moondust

(19,985 posts)

1. Here's a link:

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 05:59 PM

Apr 2014

http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Centers-and-Institutes/Luxembourg-Income-Study-Center/Capital-in-the-Twenty-First-Century

Thanks for the heads up.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

2. thanks for helping me out. I couldn't get the link...

Reply to moondust (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 07:39 PM

Apr 2014

once you "get" the "r over g" idea you can pretty much understand what they are talking about but it is hard otherwise. I had a grad level econ course but it only gave me broad outlines of philosophical treatises in Economics and it was tough reading (don't even ASK about the Austrian School!). However, I am glad now that I took it because I get the whole debate over what is basically "what is value?"

moondust

(19,985 posts)

3. Well,

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 07:55 PM

Apr 2014

I watched the whole thing but my feed kept breaking up which made it pretty difficult, especially with Piketty's thick accent. It will probably be on YouTube or someplace later and maybe the recording will run smoother with buffering.

Thanks!

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

4. I wish more folks would listen in to this debate. It is so important.

Reply to moondust (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 07:59 PM

Apr 2014

I know it sounds so la-dee-da but it really is important. we are all getting killed by economic theory that is terribly flawed by acceptances of inequality. We need to know what we are up against!

moondust

(19,985 posts)

5. "The past devours the future."

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 08:49 PM

Apr 2014

Patrimonial capitalism.

Count me among the pessimists.

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