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Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Reason Magazine - The 4 Boneheaded Biases of Stupid Voters
A good review of common economic fallacies.
Reason Magazine - The 4 Boneheaded Biases of Stupid Voters
Reason Magazine - The 4 Boneheaded Biases of Stupid Voters
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
How big a problem is lack of health insurance?
You are entitled to your own opinions but you are not entitled to your own facts. To solve the health insurance problem there needs to be an agreement about the facts.
Greg Mankiw's Blog: How big a problem is lack of health insurance?
Greg Mankiw's Blog: How big a problem is lack of health insurance?
Friday, September 21, 2007
On Securitization
Recent market turmoil has some people rethinking securitization. Leaving aside the fact that the genie cannot be put back in the bottle, it is also true that no large institution has suffered major losses and the losses were spread out.
The Independent differs. And the Economist is cynical as well.
The Independent differs. And the Economist is cynical as well.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Another one bites the dust
The guys who wrote the paper coorelating SAT scores with hedge fund performance might have to redo their study.
Absolute Capital freezes investor redemptions after founder quits - MarketWatch
Absolute Capital freezes investor redemptions after founder quits - MarketWatch
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Work versus Leisure
So this is what I am thinking about...
YouNotSneaky!: Do Americans work more because of status concerns? Maybe, but in all honesty, it's hard to tell
YouNotSneaky!: Do Americans work more because of status concerns? Maybe, but in all honesty, it's hard to tell
China's Pollution is a problem
I lived in Pittsburgh in the early sixties. I have seen the cycle that Becker refers to.
The current chapter in my chinese textbook, which is printed in China, discusses the issues of
保护环境 (protecting the environment). The Chinese domestically care very much about this.
The Becker-Posner Blog: China's Air Pollution-Becker
The current chapter in my chinese textbook, which is printed in China, discusses the issues of
保护环境 (protecting the environment). The Chinese domestically care very much about this.
The Becker-Posner Blog: China's Air Pollution-Becker
Monday, September 17, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Sentiment Signals from Blogs
Thoughts on using blog sentiment as a signal.
The Big Picture | Yahoo! Finance introduces Community Sentiment
The Big Picture | Yahoo! Finance introduces Community Sentiment
Monday, September 10, 2007
Is the market a Long Term "Sell"
This article argues that the world's total energy supply will dramatically decline.
The Oil Drum | When Is "Global Peak Energy?" According to Publicly Available Data, Probably Sooner Than You Think
The Oil Drum | When Is "Global Peak Energy?" According to Publicly Available Data, Probably Sooner Than You Think
Measuring Worth - Purchasing Power of US Dollar
This is a great tool to compare dollar values across time. Did that house go up in price enough to cover the cost of inflation?
Measuring Worth - Purchasing Power of US Dollar
Measuring Worth - Purchasing Power of US Dollar
I could have told them that
A paper to back my anecdotal evidence.
There's finally proof that boys do ruin schools for girls. - By Tim Harford - Slate Magazine
There's finally proof that boys do ruin schools for girls. - By Tim Harford - Slate Magazine
Friday, September 07, 2007
Zhang Huan - Altered States
Zhang Huan Comes to the Asia Society next week. More here. Meanwhile the Asia society is putting together a collection.
Never a good thing to be in the WSJ
Kind of a light weight article and dated.. but on the front page of the Journal.
How Market Turmoil Waylaid the 'Quants' - WSJ.com
How Market Turmoil Waylaid the 'Quants' - WSJ.com