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When the lack of a "death tax" becomes a death incentive
17 hours ago
by KenInNY
From Paul Krugman's "Conscience of a Liberal" blog yesterday: December 16, 2009, 6:36 pm Throwing Momma from the train I warned you, back in 2001! So in the law as now written, heirs to great wealth face the following situation: If your ailing mother passes away on Dec. 30, 2010, you inherit her est ...
DownWithTyranny! - downwithtyranny.blogspot.com · Rank: 2,663 ·  930 references
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The winner is: Austrian School of Economics
18 hours ago
by Holger Roehlig
LewRockwell.com: Niall Ferguson is an academic hotshot. He is a professor at both Harvard University and the Harvard Business School. This is unique. He is both an economist and an historian. This is rare. He writes very well. He writes widely respected books and very readable articles. He is also o ...
Analyse + Aktion - astrologieklassisch.wordpress.com · Rank: 42,369 · 18 references
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Daily “Ways-to-Play” The News Before the Moves
18 hours ago
by etfdesk
Sign up for our Daily “Ways-to-Play” Email Today World’s Top Polluter Emerges as Green-Technology Leader Posted: 16 Dec 2009 01:05 AM PST A broader effort (is underway in) China to introduce green technology to the world’s fastest-growing industrial economy—a mission so ambitious it could eventually ...
ETFDesk Daily - etfdesk.wordpress.com · 1 reference
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Arthur Cecil Pigou- A great economist not given his due
23 hours ago
by Amol Agrawal
John Cassidy of WSJ has a must-read profile of The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou. He begins the article interestingly: At the Heavenly Models home for deceased economists, an award is being presented to the resident whose work best explains financial crises, global warming, and other pressing ...
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A look at Riksbank’s Monetary Policy Committee Decisions
23 hours ago
by Amol Agrawal
Bul Ekici of Riksbank has written a short note analyzing the decisions of various board members in the monetary policy meeting. They call it Executive Board meeting in Riksbank. It gives you good insights into how Riksbank board is constituted and takes decisions. The summary is: A summary of the Ex ...
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Basics of Currency Crisis: 3 generation models and Russian 1998 crisis case ...
23 hours ago
by Amol Agrawal
St. Louis Fed economists Abbigail Chiodo and Michael Owyang, have a super paper on currency crisis. They begin to discuss what a currency crisis is and its impact of the economy. They then discuss the 3 generation currency crisis models: First Generation: It was developed by Krugman (1979) and devel ...
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Another excellent from The Economist
1 day ago
by alistair
If I were to pick a single article from each week’s Economist it would be the obituary. The last article in each edition, I often find the obituaries the most enjoyable to read. Reading an obituary in The Economist is to be given a series of glimpses into a life, after which you have a feeling for t ...
alistair.pott - alistairpott.com · 12 references
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Musings on Gold...GOLD! Buy GOLD! The World is Going to End Anyway
1 day ago
by Garry Hayes
It seems like gold has been appearing everywhere of late, especially in those late-night commercials that ask you to pick up any loose gold that happens to be lying around the house, put it in an envelope, and send to those very nice sounding people who will send you a check for your trouble. The gu ...
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