Real House Prices since 1890 as a Rollercoaster

This is a visualization of real house prices since 1890 using a rollercoaster. Wait until the end!

Greenspan on Why we have a Fed

Greenspan appears on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and discusses why we have a Fed.

World Economic Update

World Economic Update: Peter Hooper, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Securities. Robert J. Shiller, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics, Yale University. Stephen S. Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia.

Florida Condo Auction: 50% Off

Condo Auction in Florida selling for 50% less than sales just 6 months ago.

Bernanke: "Every Breath You Take"

Students at the Columbia Business School Spring 2006 Follies make fun of their Dean and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to the Police's "Every Breath You Take"

Professor Shiller on Housing, Jackson Hole 2007

Professor Shiller speaks on housing at the Jackson Hole 2007 Symposium.

Shilling Sees Recession

Click image for video.Shilling Sees Recession, Two Fed Rate Cuts by Year End: Video September 26 (Bloomberg) -- Gary Shilling, who manages $100 million in assets as president of A. Gary Shilling & Co., talks with Bloomberg's Catherine Yang from New York about the outlook for the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve monetary policy and his investment strategy. (Source: Bloomberg)

Krugman on Housing, Sept 2006

Professor Krugman on housing from Sept 2006. Here is a quote from Dr. Krugman, in a "Paul Krugman responds to reader's comments" on the impact of mortgage equity extraction: "Actually, a lot has been written on that, although mainly on blogs like calculatedrisk.blogspot.com, my go-to site on housing matters. So far the effect of the housing slump on consumer spending has been much less than I expected, although there are hints in the data that it's finally beginning to bite." Paul Krugman, NY Times, July 2007