Stand-Up Economist Blog 
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In the news
Posted 1/28/12
NASA Finds 2011 Ninth-Warmest Year on Record: Nice video, plus Jim Hansen: Hansen said he expects record-breaking global average temperature in the next two to three years because solar activity is on the upswing and the next El Niño will increase tropical Pacific temperatures. The warmest years on record were 2005 and 2010, in a [...]
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In the news
Posted 1/22/12
Amid Strikes, Nigeria Rolls Back Gasoline Price. See also A Country’s Frustration, Fueled Overnight. 13th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation. UBC, Sept 20-21, 2012. Climate Proposal Puts Practicality Ahead of Sacrifice How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work A Better Tax System (Assembly Instructions Included) By N. GREGORY MANKIW: “A good rule of thumb is [...]
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Non-resident state taxes (for April 15 2012)
Posted 1/20/12
What a mess. Sigh… The only really good news is that this site is pretty handy. Also, Kansas really has their act together with e-file. Canada (last updated 2012). Non-residents rendering services in Canada says: “If you render services in Canada (other than in the course of regular and continuous employment): the payer must withhold [...]
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Carbon pricing backdrop/storyline (draft #1)
Posted 1/16/12
Here’s a very draft backdrop/storyline that is intended to help make the case for a 2014 campaign for carbon pricing in the Pacific Northwest. Comments welcome! By 2014, the economy will have made progress on the long, slow recovery from the financial crisis. The unemployment rate will still be high but will be less than [...]
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Carbon pricing in Washington State Energy Strategy
Posted 1/03/12
The state Dept of Commerce has just released its State Energy Strategy. Chapter 6 looks at a BC-style carbon tax, and for easy of viewing here’s a PDF of the carbon tax chapter.
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Are economists selfish? A lit review
Posted 1/02/12
Econlib’s previous discussion of my NYT op-ed was sidetracked, so in the interest of bringing the focus back to the question of whether or not economists are selfish and (if so) whether economics educations makes them so, I am offering up a selected lit review. I do not claim that this lit review is complete [...]
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Me on MSNBC
Posted 12/29/11
My first time on live cable TV. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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China video blog #9: Economics comedy in Beijing (Part Two)
Posted 12/29/11
Enjoy!
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The comment that Econlib deleted
Posted 12/22/11
Hilarious!!
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Discuss my NY Times op-ed here
Posted 12/16/11
Since they didn’t provide a place for comments in the article itself, I thought I should provide some space (as a public good :)
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