Links for 11-27-14

• What Tech-Worker Shortage? - Noah Smith
• The Skeptics Guide to Institutions - Growth Economics
• US government has finally stopped holding back the recovery - FT Alphaville
• Should we believe the institutions and growth literature? - Chris Blattman
• Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 313,000 - Calculated Risk
• The role of bank guarantees in international trade - Vox EU
• Confidence vs. Credibility Intervals - Freakonometrics
• World shocks and the UK economy - Vox EU
• An Economist Chews Over Thanksgiving - Tim Taylor
• Fault lines within the ECB - Gavyn Davies