In Economist's View - Posted 3 days ago

I probably should have done more to highlight thearticle on risk management by Joe Nocera that appeared in the NY Times Magazine this weekend. Fortuna...

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In Treehugger - Posted 3 days ago

Image courtesy of Blue Summit InvestNow that both a massive recession and the New Year are underway, it's time to start thinking about staying afloat ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 days ago

This is from History of Economic Thought: A Critical Perspective, by E.K. Hunt, a long out of print textbook I had when I was an undergraduate at CSU ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 days ago

Joseph Stiglitz: I've been a bit astonished that all the discussion around the private-sector stimulus has centered on infrastructure, he said. ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 days ago

Robert Frank argues against capping executive pay (with one exception). He says that a high marginal tax rate is a better option:Should Congress Put a...

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In Economist's View - Posted 5 days ago

Eric Schoenberg says that when a recent post of mine asked Was Risk Misperceived, Misrepresented, or Misallocated? , it missed another possibility. V...

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In Economist's View - Posted 5 days ago

Taleb vs Merton, Cont. - Felix SalmonThe definitive account of the Fanniefredderung - The Curious CapitalistFDR and the New Deal: Did it prolong the G...

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In Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal - Posted 5 days ago

V. Phani Kumar: Nikkei Tumbles as Auto Bailout Talks Fail in Senate: Asian markets tumbled Friday, extending losses as investors sold off shares acros...

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In Economist's View - Posted 5 days ago

As we tinker with the social insurance system in response to the crisis, here's an area that could use some work:A safety net in need of repair, The E...

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In Economist's View - Posted 6 days ago

It's the end of the line for the GOP's Southern strategy:Bigger Than Bush, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: As the new Democratic majority prepa...

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