Macro Lessons For Investors
Macro forces are impacting financial markets continuously; investors do well getting to grips with the basics. However, there are wildly different views about how the economy works, and the debate […]
Market for healthcare
The ‘individual mandate’ in Obamacare obliges everyone to take up an health insurance plan. That seems like a restriction on personal freedom, but there are good economic reasons for that..
Is Europe an economic disaster?
Common knowledge has it. But is it right? Well…
The Global Recycling problem
At the heart of the world-economic problems lies an imbalance between the world supply and demand for goods and services. The funny thing is, it’s actually surprisingly easy to amend….
The Economics of Jobs
It’s an olther article, but the economics of unemployment have not changed that much since, and it’s still a very good overview..
Voodoo economists
One has just been on Bloomberg (10.15AM). The amount of nonsense leaving her mouth is quite staggering…
Quantitative easing didn’t work in Japan
From this weeks Economist. This is not good news…
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.
Some really curious logic
Most economist argue that publicly managed companies would fare worse than privately managed companies. Not this guy. He argues one should not buy Toyota because it’s facing nationalized competition in […]
Socialism in Washington?
Politics is about getting votes, especially when you’re in opposition…