Links for 05-29-2013

• There Is a Substantive Analytical Point at Issue - Brad DeLong
• Europe should embrace a financial transaction tax - FT.com
• Regulators Could Vote Next Week On Systemic Non-Bank Firms - WSJ
• Central Banks Act With a New Boldness - NYT
• Taxing the Rich - Paul Krugman
• The Unknowing John Hinderaker - The Bonddad Blog
• The long shadow of macroeconomic shocks - Vox EU
• Why hasn't austerity been more of a drag on the U.S. economy? - Neil Irwin
• Kansas City Fed Wanted to Raise Discount Rate - WSJ
• US Monetary Policy is Less Powerful in Recessions - SSRN
• How Well Does "Core" Inflation Capture Permanent Price Changes? - SSRN
• Surprise! When the rich get richer, taxes go lower - Ezra Klein
• The hollowed middle - Stumbling and Mumbling
• Perspectives on the Current Economy - Charles Evans
• Can Japan Export Its Way to Recovery? - Econbrowser
• Procyclical Policy for Germany - Paul Krugman
• Europe and China Trade Talks End Bitterly - NYT
• How can we spot a boom? - Nick Rowe