Archive for May, 2010

Too Pig to Fail

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Robin Williams Weapons of Self Destruction: Contains economic humour. Inappropriate for minors or Ben Bernanke

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"Feds found Pfizer too big to nail"

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Ask R/Economics: If house prices are inversely proportional to mortgage rates, why did house prices not drop (adjusted for inflation) during the late 1970’s/early 1980’s when house prices were approaching 20%?

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I read a lot that housing prices will start to fall further as interest rates begin to rise, which, in the surface, makes sense. However, if one looks at the Case-Shiller house price index (adjusted for inflation), house prices did NOT drop much in the late 1970’s when mortgage rates were approaching all time highs near 20%.

How can this be?

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Buying up Water in Countries with a Shortage

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NBA Star Explains the Economics of Collusion

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Are we headed for “the depression of 2011″?

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A Missing Macroeconomic Playbook?

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U.S. stocks add to declines on Spain downgrade. Dow posts worst month since before bull market started

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Let Their People Come: Breaking the Gridlock on Global Labor Mobility

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World debt crisis: eight reasons you should care

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In Philadelphia, Microsoft’s ‘School of The Future’ Is A Disaster For The Kids. Why The Rush To Privatize?

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Will China ever revalue its currency? Maybe next month.

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A Simplistic View of the Stock Market – CNBC-style coverage over-reports the minute fluctuations, here’s a basic 50,000 feet view of the fundamentals

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"Brazil’s Bovespa stock index retreated, paring its weekly gain, after the nation’s broadest measure of inflation surged and Fitch Ratings stripped Spain of its AAA debt rating, spurring concern the European debt crisis will worsen."

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The market turmoil in recent weeks pose a key question: can European governments credibly commit to cutting their deficits? This column presents evidence that fiscal adjustments do not increase the likelihood of electoral defeat for incumbent governments.

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We’re asking the wrong questions (about changing business realities in the face of advancing technology).

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Chinese workers go on strike! Honda workers shut down production

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Euro plunges as Spain’s debt downgraded

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Robert Reich: What You Can Do To Bring Wall Street Under Control

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