Barro

Barro is back to making dubious WWII comparisons that Krugman took pains to deal with (see links at that post to others on the theme).

Matthew Yglesias » “Taking Money From One Place and Giving it To Another Place” 2010

That Barro is Harvard, and Krugman is MIT, reminds me of the story about the student with a cart full of groceries in the express checkout line.

Matthew Yglesias » Cutting the Stimulus 2009

LUCAS: Do I need the Lucas critique for -- I'm with Barro is the short answer.

Bob Lucas on the fiscal multiplier 2009

This crap from Barro is complete bullshit. ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Cutting the Stimulus 2009

She called Barro "the rock" of the extended family, working two jobs but still finding time to drive his own kids and sometimes nieces and nephews to school.

The News Tribune - Tacoma - Homepage 2008

Barro is lying about what Keynes said and lying about the relevance of his wartime multiplier to today’s situation.

Matthew Yglesias » Cutting the Stimulus 2009

I happen to think Barro is probably closer to right with this package since it isn’t the prototypical package that Romer and Bernstein modeled.

Matthew Yglesias » In Defense of Stimulus Waste 2009

It suggests why the jaguar, the puma, and forty-five species of birds have been extirpated from a place called Barro Colorado Island—and why myriad other creatures are mysteriously absent from myriad other sites.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

It suggests why the jaguar, the puma, and forty-five species of birds have been extirpated from a place called Barro Colorado Island—and why myriad other creatures are mysteriously absent from myriad other sites.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

If Paul Krugman can call Barro a "bone-head", then perhaps my depiction of him as the champion of "hackonomics" can become common parlance.

Libertarian Blog Place 2009