**'We need it now': U.S. farm country pins hopes on China trade deal**
*by RichKatz (<https://redd.it/b1xcr5>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-farmers/we-need-it-now-us-farm-country-pins-hopes-on-china-trade-deal-idUSKCN1QN1F7

**The Impact of the 2018 Trade War on U.S. Prices and Welfare**
*by RichKatz (<https://redd.it/b1xeqx>)*
http://www.princeton.edu/~reddings/papers/CEPR-DP13564.pdf

**Fed vs. Narrow Banks**
*by lunaranus (<https://redd.it/b1ybk3>)*
https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2019/03/fed-vs-narrow-banks.html

**GDP Fraud: New Study Shines Light — Literally — On Fake Growth Data Put Out By China, Russia And Other Authoritarian Regimes**
*by Sewblon (<https://redd.it/b20whz>)*
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/new-study-shines-light-literally-on-chinas-and-russias-fake-gdp-data/

**China’s economy might be nearly a seventh smaller than reported**
*by ALPHA_SHASHI_THAROOR (<https://redd.it/b22y8p>)*
http://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/03/07/chinas-economy-might-be-nearly-a-seventh-smaller-than-reported

**Fed to hold fire on interest rates as world economy slows**
*by Wagamaga (<https://redd.it/b23g5k>)*
https://www.france24.com/en/20190317-fed-hold-fire-interest-rates-world-economy-slows

**3 cities in the U.S. have ended chronic homelessness: Here’s how they did it**
*by anonymousecateer (<https://redd.it/b24gk1>)*
https://www.fastcompany.com/90316607/3-cities-in-the-u-s-have-ended-chronic-homelessness-heres-how-they-did-it

**A new survey shows that zero top US economists agreed with the basic principles of an economic theory supported by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (MMT)**
*by TheHornyHobbit (<https://redd.it/b261hy>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/economist-survey-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-modern-monetary-theory-2019-3?utm_content=buffer2a166&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-bi

**The Power of Petty Personal Rage**
*by RichKatz (<https://redd.it/b28xah>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/opinion/captain-marvel-republican-rage.html

**As recession looms, could MMT be the unorthodox solution?**
*by viva_la_vinyl (<https://redd.it/b297m4>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/17/as-recession-looms-could-mmt-be-the-unorthodox-solution-modern-monetary-theory

**U.S commercial and multifamily mortgage debt up 6.8% to $3.39tn in 2018 - CRE Herald**
*by Creherald (<https://redd.it/b29fxj>)*
https://www.creherald.com/commercial-and-multifamily-mortgage-debt-up-6-8-to-3-39tn-in-2018/

**Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank end rumors, announce merger talks**
*by Admiral_Red_Wings (<https://redd.it/b29x3j>)*
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deutsche-bank-commerzbank-end-rumors-announce-merger-talks-2019-03-17

**The real college crisis: Student debt drags down economy**
*by seppo420gringo (<https://redd.it/b2cdw9>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/real-college-crisis-student-debt-drags-down-economy-n984131

**For High Quality Growth, China Needs to Change How and What it Spends Money On**
*by ForPOTUS (<https://redd.it/b2df88>)*
http://www.cnfocus.com/the-path-to-high-quality-growth-lies-in-more-long-term-thorough-measures/

**Bank of England backtracks on its doomsday Brexit scenarios**
*by thoth2 (<https://redd.it/b2dh3m>)*
http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=41809

**Changing Business Cycles: The Role of Women's Employment -- by Stefania Albanesi (PDF)**
*by Central_Bank_Bot (<https://redd.it/b2eg9p>)*
https://www.nber.org/papers/w25655

**The Unwavering SES Achievement Gap: Trends in U.S. Student Performance -- by Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Laura M. Talpey, Ludger Woessmann (PDF)**
*by Central_Bank_Bot (<https://redd.it/b2eg9y>)*
https://www.nber.org/papers/w25648

**Spotify has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple asking European Union regulators to crack down on "unfair" business practices**
*by detox_just_2_retox (<https://redd.it/b2eyj2>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-spotify-tech-eu-idUSKBN1QU18G

**U.S. Casino Operators Eldorado Resorts Inc And Caesars Entertainment Corp Are In The Early Stages Of Exploring A Merger**
*by MarkAALERa (<https://redd.it/b2f7uv>)*
https://stockmarketnews.today/2019/03/18/u-s-casino-operators-eldorado-resorts-inc-and-caesars-entertainment-corp-are-in-the-early-stages-of-exploring-a-merger/

**Global economy growth to slow to 3.5pc in 2019: study**
*by Wagamaga (<https://redd.it/b2fp1a>)*
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/REAL_352326.html

**Global real estate investment volumes reach $1.75tn in 2018 - CRE Herald**
*by Creherald (<https://redd.it/b2fvsd>)*
https://www.creherald.com/global-real-estate-investment-volumes-reach-1-75-tn-in-2018/

**Is Amazon stock about to pop or drop?**
*by OrneryAd1 (<https://redd.it/b2g2gu>)*
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/amazon-stock-about-pop-or-drop-1572922

**Japan's debt passes 250% of GDP**
*by tachyonburst (<https://redd.it/b2gfjs>)*
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/03/article/japans-debt-passes-250-of-gdp/

**Fed: Building Credit History with Heterogeneously Informed Lenders**
*by Central_Bank_Bot (<https://redd.it/b2gnye>)*
https://philadelphiafed.org/-/media/research-and-data/publications/working-papers/2019/wp19-17.pdf

**Fed: The Firm Size and Leverage Relationship and Its Implications for Entry and Concentration in a Low Interest Rate World**
*by Central_Bank_Bot (<https://redd.it/b2gnyh>)*
https://philadelphiafed.org/-/media/research-and-data/publications/working-papers/2019/wp19-18.pdf

**ECB: Whatever it takes: what’s the impact of a major nonconventional monetary policy intervention? (PDF)**
*by Central_Bank_Bot (<https://redd.it/b2gu51>)*
https://www.ecb.europa.eu//pub/pdf/scpwps/ecb.wp2249~543dd2fbd3.en.pdf

**NPR Planer Money EP :664 The Great Inflation**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2haz5>)*
https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=456855788

**Water is a growing source of global conflict. Here’s what we need to do**
*by Wagamaga (<https://redd.it/b2hejt>)*
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/water-is-a-growing-source-of-global-conflict-heres-what-we-need-to-do/

**A Recession Is Coming, And Maybe a Bear Market, Too**
*by TheCrunk1 (<https://redd.it/b2hmvh>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-18/a-recession-is-coming-and-maybe-a-bear-market-too

**Japan exports fall for 3rd straight month on waning external demand**
*by TheCrunk1 (<https://redd.it/b2hn1z>)*
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Japan-exports-fall-for-3rd-straight-month-on-waning-external-demand

**Analysis | Trump vowed to eliminate the debt in 8 years. He’s on track to leave it at least 50 percent higher.**
*by speckz (<https://redd.it/b2i122>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/12/trump-vowed-eliminate-debt-years-hes-track-leave-it-least-percent-higher/

**Understanding DSGE Macro Models**
*by thoth2 (<https://redd.it/b2i38k>)*
http://www.bondeconomics.com/2019/03/understanding-dsge-macro-models.html

**Canadian dollar could sink to record low of 62 cents as economy slides closer to recession, says David Wolf**
*by TheCrunk1 (<https://redd.it/b2isnv>)*
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/economy/fidelity-sees-loonie-testing-62-cent-low-amid-slowing-economy/wcm/a24e0aa7-bb0b-41f6-95ad-c95b087a4c6f

**Britain reports the largest decline in business investment in 10 years**
*by sigazcars (<https://redd.it/b2j6ug>)*
http://www.economo.co.uk/britain-reports-the-largest-decline-in-business-investment-in-10-years/

**Job losses in the age of disruption**
*by viva_la_vinyl (<https://redd.it/b2jqca>)*
https://www.thewhig.com/opinion/columnists/job-losses-in-the-age-of-disruption

**Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Dies at 58**
*by MaxGhenis (<https://redd.it/b2jrny>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/obituaries/alan-krueger-dead.html

**Bruegel: New EU industrial policy can only succeed with focus on completion of single market and public procurement**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2juvc>)*
http://bruegel.org/2019/03/new-eu-industrial-policy-can-only-succeed-with-focus-on-completion-of-single-market-and-public-procurement/

**How Much Does Getting Into an Elite College Actually Matter? Certain kinds of students — but not the privileged and the wealthy — benefit greatly from a selective university.**
*by fivemoretimes (<https://redd.it/b2k0k3>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/upshot/elite-colleges-actual-value.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_up_20190318&nl=upshot&nl_art=0&nlid=68337520emc%3Dedit_up_20190318&ref=headline&te=1

**Trading privacy for survival is another tax on the poor**
*by cryptoz (<https://redd.it/b2kt42>)*
https://www.fastcompany.com/90317495/another-tax-on-the-poor-surrendering-privacy-for-survival

**Global sales of counterfeit and pirated goods have soared to 460 billion euros ($522 billion) a year, amounting to 3.3 percent of world trade. The latest assessement by the EU Intellectual Property Office found a "considerable" rise since its previous 2016 estimate of 2.5 percent of global trade**
*by DoremusJessup (<https://redd.it/b2l3yb>)*
https://www.france24.com/en/20190318-counterfeit-pirated-goods-represent-33-global-trade-report

**Jamie Dimon says we've split the US economy, leaving the poor behind**
*by DoremusJessup (<https://redd.it/b2l4sn>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/18/jamie-dimon-says-weve-split-the-us-economy-leaving-the-poor-behind.html