Links for 07-17-17

• Slow productivity growth may not be the 'new normal' for the US - VoxEU
• The Pricing Answer to Traffic Congestion - Tim Taylor
• On BBC bias - Stumbling and Mumbling
• Why Do Cities Become Unaffordable? - Robert J. Shiller
• The Cyclical Sensitivity in Estimates of Potential Output - NBER
• The OBR’s risk assessment lacks context - mainly macro
• Cost of living and per capita incomes in U.S. cities - FRED Blog
• An Open Letter to the Honorable Randal K. Quarles - Cecchetti & Schoenholtz
• Can temporary affirmative action policies have lasting effects? - AEA
• Monetary Policy for a central bank with no balance sheet - Nick Rowe
• The Stock Market Is Doing About the Same as Always – Kevin Drum
• Ted Cruz’s Giant Leap Into The Known - Paul Krugman