I met Mankiw in 1984, when I spent a year at Stanford. It was at an NBER conference. I don't remember the context, buy he was raising a question about one of the papers, using his experience as a camp counselor responsible for organizing canoes. I was not very impressed.
On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 06:35:49PM -0800, Jim Devine wrote: > he does not seem as smart as Feldstein. BTW, I combined global search > and replace (replacing the asterisks in Mankiw's missive) with a > Freudian slip (equating Mankiw with George W (GW).) > > On Dec 13, 2007 5:57 PM, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ec10 is an enormous class that was taught by Feldstein for ages. Mankiw > > might be a > > step backwards. > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 04:58:33PM -0800, Jim Devine wrote: > > > Wednesday, December 12, 2007 [by Greg "I worked for Dubya" Mankiw] > > > How do the right and left differ? > > > The conclusion of today's ec 10 lecture: > > > > -- > > Michael Perelman > > Economics Department > > California State University > > Chico, CA 95929 > > > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > > michaelperelman.wordpress.com > > > > > > -- > Jim Devine / "I have seen the invisible hand, and it beautiful > indeed." and "Unions are a cancer in our society." -- John Mackey, CEO > of Whole Foods Market. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
