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Mark Spitznagel: The Man Who Predicted the Depression

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:15:00 +0000

MARK SPITZNAGEL Ludwig von Mises was snubbed by economists world-wide as he warned of a credit crisis in the 1920s. We ignore the great Austrian at our peril today. Mises's ideas on business cycles were spelled out in his 1912 tome "Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel" ("The Theory of Money ...

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Bank of England says financiers are fuelling an economic 'doom loop'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:39:19 +0000

The banking sector must be overhauled as profoundly as in the wake of the Great Depression or financiers will 'game the state' over and over again.

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Keynes on Mises — and on Himself

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:21:15 +0000

Here’s a letter that I sent this morning to the Wall Street Journal: Kudos to Mark Spitznagel for drawing attention to the important but neglected work of the late Ludwig von Mises (” The Man Who Predicted the Depression ,” Nov. 7). But while Mr. Spitznagel is correct ...

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The Great Depression And The Great Recession

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:01:10 +0000

Eighty years ago this week, the stock market crashed. Although it was more a symptom of the economy's underlying problems than a cause of the Great Depression, it is still considered the day the worst economic crisis in American history began. I've always been curious about the Great Depression. ...

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Junk Default Rate Is Highest Since Great Depression

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:32:01 +0000

" The global speculative-grade default rate rose to 12.4 percent in October, the highest proportion of defaults since the Great Depression, according to Moody’s Investors Service."

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Increasing returns in a comparative advantage world

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:06:00 +0000

Largely incomprehensible.

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The story so far, in one picture

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Basically, we started out with a year that matched the Great Depression, but have since pulled back a bit from the edge of the abyss.

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Why Nobel Economics Laureates chose economics?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:03:21 +0000

I came across this interesting paper from William Breit and Barry Hirsch which looks at above question: This paper uses as source material twenty-three autobiographical essays by Nobel economists presented since 1984 at Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) and published in Lives of the ...

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The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:08:00 +0000

The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression had more countries been willing to abandon the gold standard and use monetary policy to counter the slump, fewer would have been driven to impose trade restrictions. The Great Depression was a breeding ground for protectionism. Output fell, ...

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"The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression"

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:02:32 +0000

Lessons from the Great Depression: The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression, by Laurent Belsie, NBER Reporter : The Great Depression was a breeding ground for protectionism. Output fell, prices declined, and unemployment rose, pressuring governments to do something to revive ...

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The Great Depression II: Says Who, Huh ?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:39:00 +0000

There is a concept that I appreciate in life: accountability. This is why I try to be consistent between what I say and what I do. It is not always easy, but I feel you just can’t open your mouth and say stuff just to gain the spotlight. If you want be on stage, go and become a Rock Star ...

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A Diary of the Great Depression

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:54 +0000

The excerpts from the Jim Ledbetter-edited Diary of the Great Depression continue to be riveting: October 14, 1931 . Last night’s paper reports the closing of eight banks in West Virginia and Philadelphia. Also that the 14 banks in Atlantic City have been combined into four banks. Also ...

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Ron Paul on Forbes: Be Prepared For The Worst; On Larry King Discussing Michael Moore

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:05:51 +0000

"This is a fake recovery that will die as soon as stimulus stops. It will die eventually whether stimulus stops or not. The policies of Hoover and Roosevelt certainly caused the Depression to worsen. Government intervention cannot lead to economic growth and the policy responses out of the Fed ...

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World Risks Depression if Stimulus Is Pulled: Economist

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:27:00 +0000

The world will slump into a depression similar to that in the 1930s if stimulus measures are pulled out too soon, Roger Nightingale, economist at Pointon York, told CNBC Monday. But stock markets are likely to ride the tough times without major problems, as economic activity is better than it ...

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How to avoid a repeat of the Great Crash

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:03:18 +0000

The 80th anniversary of the Great Crash is upon us. This touches a nerve because we seemed to be looking into the same bottomless pit only a year ago. The chain of events, leading from a dramatic collapse in stock prices on Wall Street, beginning in late October 1929, to a Great Depression that ...

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The Slide to Protectionism in the Great Depression: Who Succumbed and Why?

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:08:00 +0000

The Great Depression was marked by protectionist trade policies and the breakdown of the multilateral trading system. But contrary to the presumption that all countries scrambled to raise trade barriers, there was substantial cross-country variation in the movement to protectionism. ...

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