links for 2008-10-24

• Modest steps for a new Bretton Woods - Barry Eichengreen
• Public Humiliation - James Surowiecki
• What Is Liquidity Risk? - FRBSF Economic Letter
• A helping hand to homeowners - The Economist
• Democratisation and growth: A within-country comparison approach - Vox EU
• Treasury weighs next move amid signs of global recession - McClatchy
• Resolving the “arbitrage paradox” in foreign exchange markets - Vox EU
• How FDR saved captialism in eight days. - David Greenberg
• Rogoff and Redistribution - Economists for Obama
• U.S. Driving Miles Down 5.6% in Record Decline - Real Time Economics
• Does the Democrats’ Stimulus Package Make Economic Sense? - Economix