Debt

A taxing issueIn book talk, MIT economist Simon Johnson and co-author James Kwak emphasize need to raise revenues to cope with national debt.

3 Questions: Simon Johnson on the national debtIn new book, MIT economist surveys history of debt battles and offers a prescription for fiscal recovery.

Gender spendersStudy suggests yet another cause of personal debt: searching for the ideal mate.

Attention: Deficit disorderAt MIT forum, economists warn that deficit concerns, while legitimate, have been crowding out initiatives to help jobs and growth.

3 Questions: Liquidity lessonsEconomist Bengt Holmstrom on the problems of borrowing and lending in a post-crash world, and the role of government in responding to crises