links for 2011-03-02

• Challenges for State and Local Governments - Ben Bernanke
• Medicaid and health outcomes (again) - The Incidental Economist
• Rising Number of College Grads Entering Public Service - NYTimes.com
• The conflicting claims theory of inflation, and unemployment - Nick Rowe
• My Paper on Housing Finance Reform - Arnold Kling
• Deflation, debt, and economic stimulus - Richard Wood
• U.S. Inflation and Inflation Expectations - MacroMania
• Digital Dark Matter - Virulent Word of Mouse
• Making Sense of Current Policy-Making - The Street Light
• More on growth-reducing structural change - Dani Rodrik