Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading lately: The Emerging Markets’ Century — The American, A Magazine of Ideas www.american.com “Whereas public debt levels in many major industrialized countries will soon exceed 100 percent of GDP, those in the major emerging market economies generally range between 40 to 50 percent of GDP.” …
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading lately: Debate Heats Up Over Stimulus Spending – WSJ.com online.wsj.com “Eighteen months after Obama administered a massive dose of spending increases and tax cuts, a fight has broken out about whether fiscal-stimulus medicine is curing the illness or making it worse.” For a page 1 …
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading lately: David Cameron: A Staunch and Self-Confident Ally – WSJ.com online.wsj.com “British Prime Minister David Cameron writes in The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. and Britain have a clear common agenda: succeeding in Afghanistan, securing economic growth and fighting protectionism.” You Don’t Have to …
Eugene White: Dodd-Frank, Meet William Jennings Bryan – WSJ.com online.wsj.com “In the Wall Street Journal, Eugene White explains why a ‘Financial Crisis Fund,’ similar to current proposals, was rejected over a century ago during the financial crisis of 1893.” Amity Shlaes: FDR, Obama and ‘Confidence’ – WSJ.com online.wsj.com “Amity Shlaes writes in The Wall Street …
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading lately: Scientists Discover Keys to Long Life – WSJ.com online.wsj.com “By analyzing the DNA of the world’s oldest people, Boston University scientists said Thursday they have discovered a genetic signature of longevity. They expect soon to offer a test that could let people learn whether …
Interesting debate between John Haldane and Christopher Hitchens, held last month at Oxford University:
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading lately: Rory Sutherland: Sweat the small stuff | Video on TED.com www.ted.com “It may seem that big problems require big solutions, but ad man Rory Sutherland says many flashy, expensive fixes are just obscuring better, simpler answers. To illustrate, he uses behavioral economics and hilarious …
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading lately: Hard Times, Bright Futures — The American, A Magazine of Ideas www.american.com “Robert Reich and others think the latest crop of America’s entrepreneurs is teeming with the out-of-work and desperate. We’re not so sure.” Self-Reported Economic-Impact Estimates Deserve Scrutiny – The Numbers …
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading lately: Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico – The Big Picture – Boston.com www.boston.com “In the three weeks since the April 20th explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the start of the subsequent massive …
Here’s a list of articles that I have been reading today (organized by topic): Economics and Happiness Are economics students happier? One estimation from Germany, by Tyler Cowen Health Care Reform Single Payer, Many Faults, by Joseph Rago “Roger M. Battistella argues in “Health Care Turning Point” that the last thing the health-care system needs …
