Links for 10-31-2013

• The Myth of the Exploding Federal Government, Part 1 - CBPP
• The Myth of the Exploding Federal Government, Part 2 - CBPP
• Rentiers, Entitlement, and Monetary Policy - Paul Krugman
• Cutting the Deficit by Cutting Programs Is Risky - NYTimes.com
• Do multinationals that expand abroad invest less at home? - vox
• What Are Institutions? - Acemoglu and Robinson
• Borscht Belt Republicans - Paul Krugman
• What Are Foreign Exchange Reserves Held In? - Econbrowser
• Key Measures Shows Low Inflation in September - Calculated Risk
• Award-winning Paragraphs - Paul Krugman
• Of Course Monetary Policy is an Asset Swap... - Not Quite Noahpinion
• The Perils of a Free Trade Pact With Europe - Simon Johnson