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Rajiv Sethi argues that naked credit default swaps can be destabilizing for reasons that defenders of these contracts would do well to consider :Defenders and Demonizers of Credit Default Swaps, by R
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Repeating my introduction to the original post: Gavin Kennedy continues his battle to eradicate misconceptions about Adam Smith :More of Adam Smith's Views of State Activity, by Gavin Kennedy: Scott
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Robert Shiller says financial engineering can lead us to a different kind of housing, yet preserve our core values :Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages, by Robert Shiller, Commentary, NY Times: For decades,
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China's Bank Chief Says Currency Is Unlikely to Rise - NYTimes.com Social networks and the massive migration within China - voxeu The political limits to globalisation - voxeu Defenders and Demonizers
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Joseph Stiglitz picks up where Jamie Galbraith left off:The Dangers of Deficit Reduction, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Commentary, NY Times: A wave of fiscal austerity is rushing over Europe and America. ..
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In the beginning, there was a lender of last resort - macroblogReactions to exchange rate shifts: Evidence from online book retailing - voxeuRooseveltian reflections - interfluidityWhy policymakers
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The employment report is essentially unchanged from last month with unemployment holding steady at 9.7%. Here are some discussions of the report.Calculated Risk: Employment Report: 36K Jobs Lost, 9.
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I am here today:Financial Market Imperfections and MacroeconomicsFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco101 Market StreetSan Francisco, CAMarch 5, 2010Morning Session Chair: Eric Swanson, Federal Reserv
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By holding up desperately needed aid to the unemployed unless they get their way on estate taxes, Republicans are making their priorities clear:Senator Bunning's Universe, by Paul Krugman, Commentary,
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I don't have time to do much, so let me turn it over to you. John Quiggin hopes to benefit from your comments :The reanimation of trickle down, by John Quiggin: The deadline for the manuscript of Z
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