Links for 11-17-2012

• The danger of self-fulfilling output gap pessimism - mainly macro
• The Mid-20th Century Infrastructure of the U.S. - Uwe E. Reinhardt
• Shadow Banking From the Top-Down or Bottom-Up? - Conglomerate Blog
• Monetary Policy and Emerging Challenges - Dennis Lockhart
• Offsetting Costs of a Carbon Tax on Low-Income Households - CBO
• The impact of immigration on the educational attainment of natives - vox
• Today's tuition discussion - Observational Epidemiology
• Banks Need Long-Term Rainy Day Funds - Volcker and Ludwig
• Bitcoin appears to be gaining traction - Digitopoly
• Where American Economic Policy Needs to Go - Owen Zidar
• Making Social Security more generous - Dylan Mathews
• Why BP Isn't a Criminal - Robert Reich
• The Halt and the Lame - Paul Krugman