taxation rates. joining us is mit economic professor, this year s co winner of the nobel prize innic thaumices. her book is good economics for hard times. co authored with her husband who is also the co winner of this year s nobel prize in economics. thank you very much for joining us tonight. thank you so much. it must have been so exciting for you and your husband, first husband and wife team to get the nobel prize in economics. get the phone call early sunday morning? yes. a wonderful way to be woken up at 5:00 a.m. and people don t realize how the nobel works. no hints whatsoever. there s no nominees. it s one of the central elements of your book. the republican argument is, of