Thursday, February 17, 2011

And now for something completely different

One image worth a thousand words, from the Congressional Budget Office, via Mark Thoma's Economist's view.
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2 comments:

  1. Steve BannisterFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    this is a great chart for teaching...I used it both in econometrics and macro this week.

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  2. Matias VernengoFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    I know this one is brutal! You really have to hate evidence to bring up Social Security.

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