A pretty lousy hack job
How to descredit George Soros..
That economic stimulus program
Has the economic stimulus been effective?
Stiglitz argues the US is paying for it’s failure to nationalize its banks
We also have argued here numerous times for the same measures, which where always intended to be temporary, modelled after the successful Swedish banking rescue plan of the early 1990s…
Calm before the storm?
We have been wondering for quite some time why WallStreet hasn’t come under much more outright criticism (not to say backlash) from the public. Apparently, we’re not the only ones..
Chinese growth might be unsustainable
It’s the mirror image of that in the US, but equally awkward…
Lessons not learned from crisis
According to a well respected British think-tank. Action is needed..
How did economists get it so wrong?
Vintage stuff from this year’s Nobel prize winner and one of the best brains around. A wonderful guide to the state of present day (macro)economics. Required reading.
Is the financial sector too big?
Until mid last year, the financial sector has grown way out of proportion almost anywhere in the developed world, drawing the best and the brightest from many colleges and universities […]
Conspiracy!
Economic students think they know how real economies work. We’re not so sure whether they’ll still think that after reading the following three articles, the first one we’ve published before, […]
Keep it real, boys!
And girls. But mostly boys, and that’s not surprising. (“Mine is bigger than yours!” kind of forces at work here). But the side effects will be very damaging down the […]