Eastern Economic Association

The Eastern Economic Association headquarters has moved back to Ramapo College of New Jersey!

We will be handling receipts and letters of attendance for the 39th Annual conference over the next few weeks. Email us at [email protected] if you need one.

The price of college has risen more than the inflation every year since 1981. Watch This video to learn why

College tuition in the US has risen more than inflation every year since 1981. Why is higher education SO expensive? Watch Prof. Lin’s video to learn more: http://youtu.be/8GTa_swC-OE

The 39th EEA Conference is officially finished. Thank you all for making this year amazing. Special thanks to Yoram Bauman for keeping us smiling through the whole event. Next stop BOSTON!

Registration is Going on NOW! See you all in !

Thomas Herndon Takes down Reinhart and Rogoff on COLBERT!

April 23, 2013 - Eric Schmidt Chris Christie is full of Scooby-Doo-doo, Thomas Herndon takes down Reinhart and Rogoff, and Google's Eric Schmidt talks digital identities.

Does High Public Debt Stifle Economic Growth? http://youtu.be/YRdJod4wjSE

Does High Public Debt Stifle Economic Growth? New study refutes Reinhart and Rogoff analysis that underpins austerity policy around the world; shows no relation between debt and lack of growth

Chinese Debt is out of control. Could this spark a Chinese housing crisis?

A senior Chinese auditor has warned local government debt is “out of control”. Local authorities across China are estimated to owe between $1.6tn and $3.2tn, equivalent to 20-40 per cent of the size of the economy. Could it spark a bigger financial crisis than the US housing market crash? http://on.ft.com/15eUH3M
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The Daily Show had Ronald Reagan's Budget manager, David Stockman, He says bring back gold standard, and Glass steagall Act. What do you think?

Part 1: http://www.thedailyshow.com/

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Political Comedy - Fake News | Comedy Central Watch Jon Stewart and The Best F # News Team Ever take on the news with highlights, full episodes, the Headlines mobile app and more.

Happy Easter Everybody!

Economics professor lays the smack down on Bill O'Reilly. Do you agree with Billy boy? Why or why not?

Could Bill O'Reilly Pass Economics 101? Watch the full interview with Richard Wolff on Democracy Now! at http://owl.li/joMSq. Economics Professor Richard Wolff challenges Fox's Bill O'Reilly's rece...

Krugman: Deficit is gone. What are your thoughts on this?

Paul Krugman: The Big Bad Deficit Is Gone Who are you going to believe? The Nobel Prize winning economist who's been right about everything for years on end or the people that crashed the economy and made billions off our suffering?