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ritholtz.com - 12/1/2008
Word of the Year: Bailout
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Go figure: The word “bailout,” which shot to prominence amid the financial meltdown, was looked up so often at Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary that the publisher says it was an easy choice for its 2008 Word of the Year. The rest of the list is not exactly cheerful. It also includes ...
nakedcapitalism.com - 12/9/2008
Why is "Nationalization" A Dirty Word in America?
— nakedcapitalism.com — One of the most pervasive findings in social science, although it is seldom codified this way, is how suggestible people are. Numerous studies in behavioral economics have found that the same underlying bet elicits very different take-up rates when ... (more) Why is "Nationalization" A Dirty Word in America?

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