economistsview.typepad.com - 1/3/2009
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Taleb vs Merton, Cont. - Felix Salmon
The definitive account of the Fanniefredderung - The Curious Capitalist FDR and the New Deal: Did it prolong the Great Depression? (No...) - Salon
What I really think about Finance - Robert Waldmann
Tyler Cowen: Statist, anti-Rothbardian agent ...
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All from Mark Thoma . The shortest read is from Robert Waldmann . A sudden decline in the liquidity of assets can create problems as firms can't unwind leveraged positions without extreme market disruption. If the assets had always been illiquid, those leveraged positions would never exist. I think that would be a good thing. The term Austro-Keynesian comes to mind. Read the whole post. The most frustrating read is from Bethany McLean . I think she is right in her description of the feud between Fannie and policymakers. I think she is wrong in making it sound ...
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