links for 2008-04-12

• The Rise of the Mega-Region - WSJ.com
• Middle Class: Bad Times Hit Good Life - Pew Report
• The Fed and Democracy - Robert Reich
• Housing policy options - CBO Director’s Blog
• The decline of the white working class ... - Andrew Gelman
• Fed 2002 Transcripts: Buying Ginnie Mae MBS - WSJ Economics Blog
• A return of barter economy - Rybinski
• Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda? - MIT News Office
• Env-Econ 101: Who pays a tax? (Part 2) - Environmental Economics