Links for 08-16-2012

• The Truth Has A Well-Known Demagogic Bias - Paul Krugman
• On Prices, Narratives, and Market Efficiency - Rajiv Sethi
• Early Retirement for the Eurozone? - Nouriel Roubini
• Taxing Capital Gains - Freakonomics
• Recent developments in oil markets - Econbrowser
• Central Planning in History – Tawantinsuyu - Acemoglu and Robinson
• ... A Trembling-Hand Equilibrium - Leisure of the Theory Class
• House prices, consumption and aggregation - mainly macro
• America has lost the battle over government - Jeff Sachs
• The Romney Tax Plan, Industry and the Great Stagnation - Karl Smith
• Will Obama’s Approach to Medicare Costs Lead to Shortages? - pgl
• The Mirage of Youth Unemployment - Steven Hill
• The Untold Story of Municipal Bond Defaults - Liberty Street
• The Flat Tax, The Head Tax and the Size of Government - Miles Kimball
• Medicaid: The Most Destructive Part of Romney-Ryan - Barkley Rosser
• How I spent my gap year - Nick Rowe