Twitter Updates for 2010-03-26

Rational expectations at work. http://bit.ly/dAUILj Probability Pot is legal up, price of pot down, illegal profits down, crime down. # That didn't work out very well. http://bit.ly/bp3b0C #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-25

A sovereign debt crisis is in our future http://bit.ly/acIRki & http://bit.ly/a6lmpY Which country will be first? # Central Oregon jobless rate down, but only because of people leaving the workforce, or just leaving. http://bit.ly/bYneiz More job losses. # Joel Kotkin: Immigrants Key to Economy's Revival http://bit.ly/cTulNZ I think that's correct. # New piece . . . → Read More: Twitter Updates for 2010-03-25

Our Forecast versus the Others

We released our new United States and California forecasts today.  As we note in our publication, available online HERE, we are pessimistic relative to consensus, particularly for 2010 quarters 2, 3, and 4. 

It appears that we see the negatives continuing longer than our forecasting colleagues at UCLA and across the nation.  These negatives . . . → Read More: Our Forecast versus the Others

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-24

Dumb headline of the day: http://bit.ly/dfPsAv Gas prices aren't driven by hope. # "..partisans are vulnerable to believing fatuous nonsense," http://bit.ly/bAd38n Well said, and it applies to both major parties. # Ventura County Bass aren't going to like this: http://bit.ly/aHr4w9 # Beyond statistics; condolences to the survivors: http://bit.ly/b5QVSC For many, recessions are beyond . . . → Read More: Twitter Updates for 2010-03-24

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-23

Money magazine forecasts big declines in home prices for some markets. http://bit.ly/at2Rmk # Prohibition's high costs coming to a neighborhood near you: http://bit.ly/aNL4wD Has time come to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana? # This is not news, and age has nothing to do with it: http://bit.ly/alIpuL The Big Bopper understood. # Mankiw is . . . → Read More: Twitter Updates for 2010-03-23