Around The Dial – August 23, 2011
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- Matt Taibbi reports on claims that the SEC is covering up for Wall St.
- Policy Shop explains the logic of financial transaction taxes.
- The New York Times wants to save U.S. savings bonds.
- Joel Berg notes “welfare reform’s forgotten goals.”
- Robert Skidelsky describes “the Keynes-Hayek rematch.”
- Econbrower points to new research about tax expenditures.