the economists' voice

via unicast:

The second issue of The Economists' Voice is out. EV is a journal published by Berkeley Electronic Press and edited by Joseph Stiglitz, Brad Delong and Aaron Edlin, with non-technical articles written by economists.

here's the contents...i'll try and post on the political betting markets article tommorrow...

• Michael J. Boskin, (October 25, 2004) Sense and Nonsense About Federal Deficits and Debt


• William G. Gale and Peter R. Orszag, (October 25, 2004) The Budget Outlook: Projections and Implications


• George Akerlof, (October 20, 2004) Election 2004: Fiction vs. Reality


• R. Preston McAfee, (October 22, 2004) The Real Lesson of Enron's Implosion: Market Makers Are In the Trust Business


• Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz, (October 12, 2004) Experimental Political Betting Markets and the 2004 Election


• John Donohue, (September 18, 2004) Clinton and Bush's Report Cards on Crime Reduction: The Data Show Bush Policies Are Undermining Clinton Gains


• Richard A. Posner, (October 25, 2004) Posner responds to "Why Mickey Mouse is Not Subject to Congestion," by Michele Boldrin and David Levine


• Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine, (October 20, 2004) Why Mickey Mouse is Not Subject to Congestion: A Letter on 'Eldred and Fair Use'