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James D. Hamilton

James D. Hamilton is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.

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JP Morgan (JPM) and Systemic Risk

May 14, 2012| 

For some time, financial observers have been discussing the large positions in bond-index derivatives amassed by a trader known as the London Whale, now revealed... Read »

Should the Fed Do More?

May 2, 2012| 

Johns Hopkins University Professor Larry Ball, Princeton Professor Paul Krugman, U.C. Berkeley Professor Brad DeLong, University of Oregon Professor Tim Duy and... Read »

The Geography of Unemployment

Apr 25, 2012| 

Here’s a map showing the average unemployment rate over the last year by U.S. county. Things are back to normal along a swath through the middle of the country,... Read »

A Ban on Oil Speculation?

Apr 18, 2012| 

Joseph P. Kennedy II, former Congressional Representative from Massachusetts, and founder, chairman, and president of Citizens Energy Corporation, has a proposal... Read »

Current Economic Conditions

Apr 8, 2012| 

Friday’s jobs report was unquestionably a disappointment. But other recent U.S. economic indicators are more encouraging. One of the big concerns of many analysts... Read »

Replacing Iran’s Oil Production

Apr 7, 2012| 

If an embargo is successful in preventing Iran from selling a significant amount of oil on the world market, what would replace it? On Friday the White House released... Read »

A Rational Reason for High Oil Prices

Mar 29, 2012| 

“There is no rational reason for high oil prices,” writes Ali Naimi, Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, in yesterday’s... Read »

Why Do Gasoline Prices Differ Across U.S. States?

Mar 21, 2012| 

Gasoline prices differ substantially across different parts of the United States. For example, the average price in Illinois is currently 70 cents/gallon higher... Read »

Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Rescue

Mar 18, 2012| 

The United States and Britain have apparently been discussing a joint release of strategic petroleum stockpiles. The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was intended... Read »

Sterilized Quantitative Easing

Mar 13, 2012| 

Jon Hilsenrath of the Wall Street Journal reported last week that Federal Reserve officials are evaluating the possibility of a measure that the journal describes... Read »

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