Links for 12-13-16

• The Human Side of Trade – Russ Roberts
• Corporate Welfare Won’t Create Jobs - The New York Times
• The world trade slowdown (redux) - Bank Underground
• So You Say the Unemployment Rate Is 'Fictitious' ... - Justin Fox
• U.S. Companies Were Hurt by Trade With China Too - Noah Smith
• The IMF is Not Asking Greece for More Austerity - Obstfeld and Thomsen
• Some recent economic developments in Japan - David Andolfatto
• Dodd-Frank, the CHOICE Act and Small Banks - Cecchetti & Schoenholtz
• More on cephalopod minds - Understanding Society