Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread John Williams
http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_01_4_higgs.pdf Regime Uncertainty: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War by Robert Higgs ...Finally, this way of understanding the Great Duration meshes nicely with a proper understanding of the Great Escape after

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:03 AM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_01_4_higgs.pdf Regime Uncertainty: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War by Robert Higgs Who is a laissez-fair economist

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is a laissez-fair economist at a libertarian think tank, in case anybody is wondering. Not that there's any surprise in that. Attacking a person is easier than refuting a paper that gives detailed arguments, data, and

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:49 AM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is a laissez-fair economist at a libertarian think tank, in case anybody is wondering. Not that there's any surprise in that. Attacking a

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoa there, John. You, of all people here, consider calling somebody a laissez-fair economist at a libertarian think tank an attack!? Actually, I don't. But the relevant fact is, what do you consider it? Why did you not

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Actually, I don't. But the relevant fact is, what do you consider it? Why did you not post a similar background note on, for example, James Hamilton? Who? Nick ___

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread Charlie Bell
On 11/11/2008, at 6:56 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:49 AM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is a laissez-fair economist at a libertarian think tank, in case anybody is wondering. Not

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008, Nick Arnett wrote: On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Actually, I don't. But the relevant fact is, what do you consider it? Why did you not post a similar background note on, for example, James Hamilton? Who? Nick

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Charlie Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Given that that's pretty much all you do, I wasn't wondering. That is the reason I stopped reading your posts directly, 'cause you spend your entire time I bow down to the all-knowing Charlie, who knows pretty much all I

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Actually, I don't. But the relevant fact is, what do you consider it? Why did you not post a similar background note on, for example, James Hamilton?

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 2:01 PM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I'm not sure if you are joking. You responded to a thread I started with a quote from James Hamilton. If you are serious, I guess you are saying that you read my quote of James Hamilton in that thread, but you did not

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I consider it my privilege to do so or not... nobody gets to tell me how to spend my time. ;-) Of course, you are obviously free to point out affiliations when and if you wish! I only meant to point out that it would make

Re: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

2008-11-10 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:33 PM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: ... it would make for a more interesting discussion to talk about HIgg's arguments rather than his affiliations. True. Nick (who doesn't have much time right now) ___