Links for 12-22-2012

• In defence of GDP as a measure of wellbeing - vox
• Medicare Spending Isn't Out of Control - Uwe E. Reinhardt
• Try, Try Again - macroblog
• Enough! - Andrew Sullivan
• Nine great statistics papers - Normal Deviate
• Kenen on the euro - Barry Eichengreen
• PCE Inflation Update - Dallas Fed
• Mortgage Brokers and the Three Axes - askblog
• Moseley and Krugman - Nick Rowe
• Do Consumers Benefit from Energy Regulations? - Michael Roberts
• Access to Assault Weapons Amplifies Pre-existing Risks - Monkey Cage
• The Path of Economic Recovery from Superstorm Sandy - Liberty Street