2 hours ago by Daniel J. Smith

“Why have economists had so little meaningful to say about the 2008 crises? Where and when did the ‘science’ get off the track? Can anything be done to restore respectability to Economics as a useful area of inquiry? This short essay examines these questions.” http://www.rmm-journal.de/downloads/010 ...

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14 hours ago by David Merkel

Sorry I haven’t written much recently. The recent snowstorms have tossed me around, as I care for my family, and those around me. It is amusing in a backwards way, to see Washington, DC frozen at a time when there is so much volatility in global finance. Yo, Treasury, make sure the skeleton crew on ...

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17 hours ago by Theft

I found this video and the first thing i thought about was, “damn it, real rappers need to get on it!” Why you ask? Because we need to get people focused on real problems. Instead of saying “the man” is holding us down how about we dig a little deeper? I’m not saying it has to be similar to this vid ...

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22 hours ago by admin

I understand interest rates are set by central banks who monitor inflation, unemployment, and other stuff but I don’t see how lowering interest rates could reduce unemployment.

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1 day ago by Kae

Macroeconomics page Main Functions of Taxation Finance government activities Finance economic objectives Redistribution of national wealth Automatic stabiliser Finance social objectives Promote enterprise Canons of Taxation by Adam Smith Equity Certainty Convenience Economy Taxation must not Discour ...

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1 day ago by Maxine Udall girl economist

Keynes v Hayek Rap Video

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1 day ago by David Zetland

"California's Central Valley will be the Appalachia of the West" says the Economist. It won't be if California's scarce water is traded at market prices, instead of allocated to historic users. That's the fastest way to maximize the value of our scarce asset. No change will merely enrich a few while ...

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1 day ago by wintercow20

If you take the classical Keynesian interpretation of the role of government in the economy and compare it to what a “true” Keynesian ought to advocate for based upon a careful reading of Keynes’ work, you might find yourself a little confused. The classic Keynesian argument is that the government c ...

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1 day ago by Sherry Jarrell

In a recent article, Moody’s announced that because of the U.S. federal government’s excessive spending and historic debt levels, it might have to reduce the Aaa rating of U.S bonds ( http://thecitysquare.blogspot.com/2010/02/us-aaa-bond-rating-threatened-by-obama.html and http://risingpowers.foreig ...

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1 day ago by Timothy Platt

On January 7, 2010 I posted a continuation note in my Macroeconomics and Business series, Connecting Economies with Shared Metrics – Putting this Question into Context that left open questions I have wanted to go back to. Yesterday I posted a note on business intelligence as a process that also conn ...

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