@Brad_Setser Do GG and POG think the ROW has to live with a large Chinese surplus (perhaps with some limited sectoral protection), and accept that โglobal rebalancingโ waits on a Chinese decision?
@Bellmanequation Is Haakon made of other clay than mine? The fortunate man? Ay, does not everything thrive with him? Does not everything shape itself for the best, when he is concerned?
@tumacius@40yoap Agreed. And careful about handling conflicts of interest. And encourages authors to contact him before submitting to check if the paper has a chance.
@QJEHarvard@ph_schirmer Scratching my head with the framing here ... I thought financial economists knew that firms with higher *current* profitability on average earn higher subsequent returns. (Novy-Mark, Fama-French, etc.)
@40yoap First submitted to JFIP. Got two reject reviews. One from an incumbent protecting their turf, the other from a clueless person who does not know the basics. CFR does not have these issues.