The case for social housing

 Brendan Coates from the esteemed Grattan Institute has an article entitled the-compelling-case-for-a-future-fund-for-social-housing.

It is well worth a read more son in these times of vastly over priced housing,.

Australia's black summer of fire

 Australia suffered suffered a horror back summer of fire in 2019/29.

A number of authors have written australias-black-summer-of-fire-was-not-normal-and-we-can-prove-it,

A very interesting read

Covid related posts

 Here are a few related posts on covid related topics.

• covid-death-data-can-be-shared-to-make-it-look-like-vaccines-dont-work-or-worse-but-thats-not-the-whole-picture
  
• omicron-is-the-new-covid-kid-on-the-block-five-steps-to-avoid-ten-to-take-immediately
  
• travel-bans-arent-the-answer-to-stopping-new-covid-variant-omicron
  

Around the Traps 26/11/21

 It is time again for Around the Traps.

Aussie,Aussie,Aussie,Oy,Oy,Oy

• Salman Shoostarian et al on how-to-make-roads-with-recycled-waste-and-pave-the-way-to-a-circular-economy
• John Roose on why-the-victorian-protests-should-concern-us-all
• Kevin Bonham on labor-dominates-in-recent-victorian-state-polling
• renew economy on rooftop-solar-helps-send-south-australia-grid-to-zero-demand-in-world-first, new-arena-fund-to-help-plug-one-of-last-gaps-to-100-pct-renewables-grid, three-simple-low-cost-actions-that-can-accelerate-transition-to-zero-emissions, australias-de-facto-carbon-price-hits-40-t-as-international-markets-take-off-after-cop26, cheap-renewables-to-keep-pushing-power-bills-down-even-after-liddell-exit
• Madi Day and Bronwyn Carlson on white-supremacist-and-far-right-ideology-underpin-anti-vax-movements
• C Raina MacIntyre on will-australia-follow-europe-into-a-fourth-covid-wave-boosters-vaccinating-kids-ventilation-and-masks-may-help-us-avoid-it
• Kevin Bonham on detailed-comments-on-voter-id-debate
• Croaking Cassandra on interest-rates-3, not-really-up-to-the-job
• Peter Martin on can-do-capitalism-is-delivering-less-than-it-used-to-here-are-3-reasons-why
• James Ha and Alison Reeve on coal-plants-are-closing-faster-than-expected-governments-can-keep-the-exit-orderly
• Greg Jericho on low-interest-rates-and-the-housing-stimulus-keep-australias-construction-strong-but-what-lies-in-store
• Simon Cotton on paul-keating-may-be-grand-appeaser-he-wrong
• Tim Buckley on how-fossil-fuel-subsidies-are-thwarting-queenslands-renewable-energy-ambitions

Northern America

• Menzie Chinn on an-effective-anti-inflationary-measure
• Zack Beauchamp on conservatives-america-chris-rufo-patrick-deneen
• Peter Dorman on the-rittenhouse-verdict-and-future-of-vigilante-violence
• Geoffrey Skulley on texas-voters-have-soured-on-greg-abbott-but-that-doesnt-mean-theyll-vote-for-beto-orourke
• the conversable economist on some-eviction-economics, an-economist-chews-over-thanksgiving
• slow boring on the most important election of our lifetime thanks Brad
• Dylan Mathews on jerome-powell-federal-reserve-unemployment-inflation
• Jim Newell on biden-approval-democrats-midterms-inflation-economy-build-back-better
• Open Mind on north-carolina-sea-level-rise-problem-not-solved
• 538 on there-wont-be-many-competitive-districts-left-after-this-round-of-gerrymandering
• Wendy Edelberg on what_does_current_inflation_tell_us_about_the_future Thanks Brad

Europe

• stumbling and mumbling on frames-stories-and-political-change
• Marcus Colla on revenge-scholzomat
• Mainly Macro on cancellation-of-rail-projects-in-northern-england-just-creatrs=short-termism

Asia

• Surinder Jodhka on 1-year-and-700-lives-lost-but-indian-protestors-have-succeeded-in-repealing-anti-farming-laws
• Saun Cameron on palau-faces-dragon
• noahopinion on is-chinas-catch-up-growth-over
• Helen Clark on vietnam-let-them-eat-steak
• Martin Weiser on north-korea-law-but-not-as-we-know-it
• Mark Tilly on trouble-on-the-mekong

Wonk

• Tim Harford on notes-on-a-statistical-scandal
• the conversable economist on renewable-energy-and-its-need-for-minerals, holding-down-costs-of-megaprojects-the-madrid-subway-example
• Stephen Minas on glasgow-delivered-what-exactly
• Aarti Bettigeri on india-china-and-finger-pointing-climate-politics
• Institutional Economics on structural-reform-productivity-and-monetary-policy
• the time of monsters on you-dont-in-fact-have-to-hand-it-to-mussolini
• Richard Holden on vital-signs-cautious-on-rates-strong-on-climate-action-meet-lael-brainard-bidens-new-pick-at-the-us-federal-reserve

General

• Jen Kirby on global-inflation-us-eu-germany-uk

Climate

• Real Climate on net-zero-not-zero
• and Then Theres Physics on riders-on-the-storm
• skeptical science on how will carbon pricing impact inflation
• Andrew King et al on even-if-we-halt-global-warming-local-climates-will-change-and-we-need-new-experiments-to-understand-how
• Sarah Seabrook et al on the-ocean-is-our-greatest-climate-regulator-it-must-be-a-stronger-part-of-climate-policy-and-action

Andrew Gelman (mainly stats)

• just-another-day-at-the-sausage-factory-its-just-funny-how-regression-discontinuity-analyses-routinely-produce-these-ridiculous-graphs-and-the-authors-and-journals-dont-even-seen-to-notice
  
• some-unexpected-insights-from-the-wall-street-journals-advice-column
  
• kelloggs-in-the-house
  
• scabies
  
• semi-bamboozled-and-cookery-vs-science
  
• statscchat on vaccinate-for-the-holidays, probably-in-the-top-two
• Kaiser Fung on thirty-percent-unvaccinated-in-healthcare-less-than-meets-the-eye, better-late-than-never

Econometrics

• nuttin

Dianne Coyle ( quirky + book reviews)

• taking-people-seriously-all-of-them
  
• Tyler Cowen on my-favorite-fiction-of-2021, best-non-fiction-books-of-2021

Vox wonk

• monetary-incentives-increase-covid-19-vaccinations-nudges-do-not
  
• policy-implications-dollar-pricing
  
• assessing-magnitude-domestic-violence-problem-during-covid-19
  
• temporary-vat-cut-unconventional-fiscal-policy
  
• better-roads-increase-domestic-trade-and-improve-regional-economies
  
• why-some-nations-labour-markets-did-better-during-pandemic
  
• german-productivity-paradox-homegrown-affair
  
• mutual-funds-loyalty-helped-stabilise-esg-stocks-during-covid-19
  
• multinational-production-and-investment-provisions-preferential-trade-agreements
  
• dangers-unregulated-artificial-intelligence
  
• global-footprint-chinese-banks
  
• consumption-and-service-sector-demand-played-key-role-covid-19-global-trade-collapse
  
• public-loan-guarantees-and-credit-substitution
  
• central-bank-digital-currency-considerations-projects-outlook
  
• us-china-tariff-war-and-china-s-economy-evidence-night-lights
  

The proscribing of terrorist organisations

 Yesterday the government proscribed The Base and Hizballah as terrorist organisations.

The decision on the base makes sense because they could kill australians. On the other hand no-one has stated anyone from hizballah is ever likely to kill anyone in Australia. Their total concentration is in the Middle East and fighting Israel. Thus it seems the only possible reason for this is to deny hizballah any funds from Australia.

Kevin Bonham on voter ID

 Kevin Bonham ,a must read on polls, has an excellent article on the prosed new laws on voter ID.

A must read

Three simple low cost actions that can accelerate transition to zero emissions

 David Leitch write a thought provoking article with the above title.

Although not in the first three he recommends a price on carbon. I totally agree. The reason is there is no can do capitalism. Pigou a long time ago showed up instances of where ,as in this case, there is negative externalities. The  price of carbon does not have the effect of pollution or emissions in the price. Put it in and only then do you get can do capitalism.