Links for 02-18-17

• Report: Trump team ordered government economists to cook up forecasts - Vox
• Saint Janet Yellen: The Best Fed Chair Ever? - EconoSpeak
• Lobbyists helped bankroll Trump’s transition - Center for Public Integrity
• Why Trump’s 2-for-1 Rule on Regulations Is No Quick Fix - Robert Shiller
• Why Did China’s 2016 Current Account Surplus Fall? - Brad Setser
• A Close Look at the Decline of Homeownership - Liberty Street Economics
• International science collaboration growing at astonishing rate - EurekAlert
• Macro Musings Podcast: Sebastian Mallaby - David Beckworth
• ECB monetary policy and its positive impact on inflation - Banque de France
• Beware of Consultants Bearing Rosy News About Mergers - Noah Smith
• Declining US Investment, Gross and Net - Tim Taylor