Posts by Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon
About Steve Verdon
Steve has a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and attended graduate school at The George Washington University, leaving school shortly before staring work on his dissertation when his first child was born. He works in the energy industry and prior to that worked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Division of Price Index and Number Research. He joined the staff at OTB in November 2004.

Life Expectancy

Krugman vs. Krugman

Health Care Costs

Shorter Joe Conason

Hillary’s Zombie

Denying Health Care

The Budget Deficit

Recession Fears

Bono the Jerk

Vick Plea Deal?

The Reputation Effect