Links for 11-05-14

• Japan on the Brink - Paul Krugman
• Labor Unions and the Rust Belt - A Fine Theorem
• Seeking New Tools to Address Income Inequality - NYT
• Immigration and public finances - Vox EU
• The impact of the Fed’s exit on India - Vox EU
• Income Inequality across Cities - Richard Green
• International Mensch Fund - Paul Krugman
• A campaign to mislead - mainly macro
• Trading places – with a rat - Tim Harford
• Last Week’s Outcome in Copenhagen - Robert Stavins
• Data Dependence and Liftoff in the Federal Funds Rate - macroblog
• Reality Might Topple a Beloved Economic Theory - Bloomberg View
• New Introductory Economics Textbooks - EconoSpeak
• The Excessive Sameness of Politics and Hotelling's Main Street - Tim Taylor
• Social link formation and economic outcomes - Vox EU
• When Stock Buybacks Are Not a Waste of Money - Justin Fox