1. WSJ Blog on recession odds. It says hello to stick market crybabies
2. Mankiw points to a research that says probability of recession is 0.355.
3. Mankiw points to a debate on fiscal stimulus. Mankiw sayshe is not running for the NBER chief’s post.
4. Fin Prof points that Soc Gen was warned about Karviel before the crisis. I knew something like that must have been there.
5. Fin Prof points to ridiculous compensation structures in financial industry.
6. Menzie Chinn on fiscal stimulus
7. Rodrik discusses his weekend.
8. MR points to Keynes’ diaries
9. Martin Feldstein on Recession
10. V. Anantha Nageswaran says run for safety.