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links for 2008-11-28
The financial meltdown is an academic crisis too - voxeu.org The Rebirth of Keynes, and the Debate to Come - Robert Reich Are Useful Projects Really Better than Useless Ones? - knzn Obama Picks Volcker to Head New Economic Panel - NYTimes.com The (Tuna) Tragedy of the Commons - ...
links for 2008-11-25
economistsview.typepad.com — Bonfire of sovereign wealth funds? - Brad Setser Sync, and Swim Together - NYTimes.com Kevin Drum asks... the Romers some questions - Angry Bear The 3 laws of risk - Rogue Economist Rants Toles Skewering Economists - Washington Post  ... (more) links for 2008-11-25
Wednesday links: yield crossover
abnormalreturns.com — An historic yield crossover . The dividend yield of the S&P 500 now roughly equals that of... the ten-year Treasury yield. ( Barrons.com , TheStreet.com ) The behavior of the VIX is not all that unprecedented. However with a little bit of ... (more) Wednesday links: yield crossover
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EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty — ... , thousands of finance research papers are published each year, and yet there have been few if any warnings from the academic community of the incendiary potential of global financial markets. Is it too harsh to conclude that despite the considerable academic resources that go into finance research our understanding of the behaviour of financial markets is no greater than it was in 1929/33 or indeed 1720? As usual, pointer from Mark Thoma . CATEGORIES: ...

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