Links

Haiti: extreme poverty even before the earthquake.

• Casey Mulligan says Paul Krugman is wrong about the existence of a commercial real estate bubble.

• One blogger, an Kurdish-Swedish Phd student in economics, says Krugman is wrong about economic comparisons with the U.S. This is a very, very interesting post from a brand new blog.

• Jeff Miron makes the case for repealing the corporate income tax. And the IRS commissioner could probably use a flat tax.

• Dan Ikenson explains why imports get a bad rap.

• Here's an economic profile of Haiti. More Haiti thoughts here.