Links for 2012-02-07

• Government Spending: An Economic Boost? - FRBSF
• What does ‘Keynesian’ really mean? - Vox EU
• Cochrane on consumer financial protection - Noah Smith
• The Renminbi’s Role in the Global Monetary System - Brookings
• The liquidity trap and inflation expectations – Kantoos Economics
• Zero Bounds and Butter Mountains - Paul Krugman
• The Downward Mobility of the American Middle Class - Robert Reich
• Falling policy uncertainty is igniting the US recovery - Vox EU
• Tinkerbell Economics - Daniel Alpert
• Marriage Is for Rich People - NYTimes.com
• White House Nominates Baer to Lead Antitrust Division - NYT
• The Fed's next hike will come at the end of 2014 - Volker Wieland
• The fiscal compact treaty: Keynes and the German taxpayer - Vox EU
• How Has the Business of International Banking Changed? - Liberty Street