Good morning. Sign of the times: we are now supposed to be happy to see more low paying jobs…

http://ritholtz.com/2016/09/labor-day-reads-2/

“What is nominal GDP targeting and would it help?“ Only if you think that GDP actually captures growth…

https://sites.google.com/site/michaelhatcherecon/commentary/monetary-policy/what-is-nominal-gdp-targeting-and-would-it-help

Best of last week.

https://lukasdaalder.com/2016/09/02/best-in-economics-this-week-september-2/

QE is crowding out

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/09/05/2174034/qe-quantitatively-shrinking-collateral-reuse/

A presentation on the issue of low productivity

http://www.businessinsider.com/investing-in-a-twilight-zone-note-from-macquarie-2016-9

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