Links for 2012-02-02

• Chicago Fed Blames Baby Boomers for Labor Force Drop - WSJ
• The Limits of Consistency and Rigor (video) - John Kay
• Fundamental Fiscal Challenge: Rising Health Care Costs - CBO
• Treasury Ponders Negative Interest Rates - NYTimes.com
• Can Reductions in Defense Spending Offset Increases elsewhere? - CBO
• Two strong positives for the new Obama refinance plan - Richard Green
• Sovereign ratings when default can come via inflation - Charles Goodhart
• Senators’ Amendments Ensnarl Insider Trading Bill - NYTimes.com
• How Would Romney Pay for the Repairs in the Safety Net? - pgl
• The Dollar Coin is Back - Stan Collender