[PEN-L:3727] Re: the most important issue of the day

Peter Robertson - Once written or uttered, words add the meanings of readers and listeners. The different meanings can be identical, overlap, or way off. Any interest in this corner of cyberspace in moving along from Poms now to say, root causes and transformational cures? As for

[PEN-L:3729] Re: military keynesianism

No Rich, The "second crisis in economic theory" was Joan Robinson's Richard T. Ely lecture at the AEA in New Orleans in December 1971 (AEA Papers and Proceedings, May, 1972, 1-9.) There's no reference to military keynesianism. Herb Gintis wrote a piece for either RAdical America or Socialist

[PEN-L:3730] Re: budget statement

As all Penners know, I've been particularly apoplectic about the intellectual monopoly in the media and even in the profession of the "budget balancing" craze. Thus, I really welcome the petition that was just circulated. I hope every person on PEN-L (there are over 200) will take the few

[PEN-L:3732] trade surplusses

A question from a trade-theory neophyte: How, these days, does the mainstream argue that Japanese trade surpluses continue to persist? Isnt' there supposed to be an exhange rate mechanism to eliminate them? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Eban Goodstein

[PEN-L:3726] Re: help with general equilibrium model

Pen-ls; Greetings. Is there interest here in an extra, non-wage income paid to the citizenry in general? Especially one that draws from that now un- collected publicly generated rent attached to land titles, fran- chises, licenses, permits, corporate charters, and other gov't granted

[PEN-L:3736] Kroes romain did not provide any subject!

Andrew K wrote: I'd like some help with a simple general equilibrium model I'm constructing to show that technological change can reduce labor demand and employment, even given all the usual neoclassical assumptions. I've got two goods, labor and one other input, two output prices, the

[PEN-L:3735] Re: DOUG HENWOOD on Modigliani

In an interview in Arjo Klamer's "Conversations with Economists" Modigliani said that he had been amazed that anyone had taken the M-M thesis re the neutrality of capital structure (leverage) seriously, since the necessary assumptions were so restrictive as to negate the possibility of

[PEN-L:3737] Re: the most important issue of the day

"Peter Robertson - Once written or uttered, words add the meanings of readers and listeners. The different meanings can be identical, overlap, or way off. Any interest in this corner of cyberspace in moving along from Poms now to say, root causes and transformational cures?" sorry no, not

[PEN-L:3738] Israel: The Hijack State (VII)

AFTER SHARM EL-SHEIK During the grandiose pomp and ceremony of the meeting held at Sharm el-Sheik in Egypt, the U.S. imperialist chieftain Clinton toasted the peace that had come to the Middle East. What has this imperialist peace brought to the long suffering people of the area? Using the

[PEN-L:3739] Re: Socialist Scholars Conf ????

I am sure someone must have this info.. Does anyone know what the Saturday afternoon sessions are at the Socialist Scholar's Conference at BMCC in NYC? Also, what time do the afternoon sessions start? Also, can one register just for Saturday afternoon? please email me at [EMAIL