links for 2007-10-19

• Nobel Prize: What is mechanism design and why does it matter? - Vox EU
• Ponnuru: Tax cuts reduce revenue - Brendan Nyhan
• National and Regional Economic Conditions - Speech - FRB Cleveland
• What does the public want done with the surplus? - Andrew Norton
• The age of Schlesinger - Comment is free
• As the Poles Get Richer, Fewer Seek British Jobs - New York Times
• Study: Housing Boom Has Limited Effect on Growth - WSJ Economics Blog
• Fix Rates to Save Loans, New York Times