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- Friedman and Taylor on Monetary Policy Rules: A Comparison
- The names Milton Friedman and John Taylor are associated with different monetary policy rules; but, as shown in this paper, the difference between their perceptions of how the economy works is not great. The monetary policy rules advanced by Taylor and Friedman are compared by linking the rules t o...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- Week Ahead.
- Trading statements from WH Smith, Clinton Cards and N Brown will provide investors with an insight into how consumers are facing up to recent uncertainty in both the economy and financial markets Chris Needham Monday 8 OctoberA Trading statement: Printing.com ...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- "Crunch" Time
- Feel like you're running on an economic hamster wheel, powering an economy that benefits only a relative few? Jared Bernstein's "Crunch" is for you. So says reviewer Harry Hurt III in A Rock, A Hard Place and an Exit Strategy. Hurt walks through Bernstein's discussion...
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Do Markets Have Morals?
- I think markets have blind spots, along with a certain caustic wit. But the Templeton Foundation has been funding research into what you might call the two sides of Adam Smith, melding the free-market capitalism of "The Wealth of Nations" with the moral philosophy of its predecessor, "The Theory...
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Tom Peters "Nudges" Richard Thaler
- Etching a fly into the appropriate part of a urinal reduces spillage by 80 percent. Putting a salad bar at the front of a cafeteria improves people's diet. Both are nudges, and others like them, applied by policymakers, might help us stop using credit cards unwisely. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-31
- Is Cash-for-Clunkers Crackpot Economics?
- The government's cash-for-clunkers program to get old gas guzzlers off the road and people back in dealer showrooms buying new -- albeit more fuel efficient -- autos appears to be working. But some critics worry that: The $3 billion program is helping just a few people (car...
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Where are Tomorrow's Economists?
- Nigel Lawson, when he was chancellor of the exchequer, complained about "teenage scribblers" - the City yuppies who commented on the economy. Where are tomorrow's teenage scribblers? You might think the last thing Britain needs is more economists, but a study of the summer's exam results shows...
- Blog posts 2009-09-07
- The Downfall of Keynesian Economics and the U.S. (Part 1 of 3)
- Nicholas Jones submits: This three part series will look into detail at how decades of Keynesian based economics have led us to the current economic crisis. I will also be identifying what the future consequences of Keynesian economics will look like, and what that means for the U.S.A. ...
- External links 2008-11-14
- What Are Credit Card Securities?
- Mitch Butler and Josh Landis examine the current crisis now facing credit card companies, who have faced recent difficulty trying to sell off consumer debt to investors.
- Videos 2009-02-21
- Nobel Economics Prize Goes to a Woman
- By Anna Ringstrom and Nicholas VinocurSTOCKHOLM (Reuters UK) - A U.S. academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations became the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics on Monday, sharing it with an expert on conflict resolution.Elinor Ostrom defied conventional wisdom with studies that...
- News items 2009-10-12
- Who Is Nouriel Roubini?
- Five years after he predicted the U.S. mortgage market would collapse and push the country — and global economy — into a recession, economist Nouriel Roubini finally has the world's attention. His Predictions While other economists thought the real estate...
- Articles 2009-01-05
- Principles of Financial Economics
- The analytical framework in the classical finance models discussed in this paper is largely the same as in general equilibrium theory: agents, acting as price-takers, exchange claims on consumption to maximize their respective utilities. Because the focus in financial economics is somewhat different from that in mainstream economics, the paper...
- White papers 2002-01-30
- Behavioral Economics and Health Economics
- The health sector is filled with institutions and decision-making circumstances that create friction in markets and cognitive errors by decision makers. This paper examines the potential contributions to health economics of the ideas of behavioral economics. The discussion presented here focuses on the economics of doctor-patient interactions and some aspects...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- Hidden Flaws in Strategy: Can Insights From Behavioral Economics Explain Why Good Executives Back Bad Strategies?
- Insights from behavioral economics have been used to explain bad decision making in the business world, 2 and bad investment decision making in particular. Some private equity firms have successfully remodeled their investment processes to counteract the biases predicted by behavioral economics. This article aims to help rectify the omission...
- White papers
- Insights From Experimental Economics For Market Regulation
- The authors have presented selected results in experimental economics with relevance for market regulation and derive from them concrete insights that could be interesting for regulating authorities. For those readers that are new to experimental economics, the purposes and advantages of economic experiments are discussed and the experimental double-auction market...
- White papers 2004-05-26
- Time Management: The Economics Of Life (Part 1)
- What actually makes some people achieve than others is their ability to properly invest in their time. Such people dedicate themselves to something which makes them progress. Economics literarily is about the management of scarce resources to satisfy wants and needs. As time is the most important resource humans have,...
- White papers 2007-01-17
- Finding A Job For Your Economics And Statistics Degree
- It goes without saying that a degree in economics and/or statistics is a natural match with careers in the world of business. However, the type of career can vary depending on your particular area of interest. Degrees in economics and/or statistics can prepare you for work in both the public...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- 8 Strategies to Transform the Economics of Retailing
- Through creative strategies, enabled by powerful technology, retailers now have the unprecedented opportunity to transform the economics of their businesses. Download this FREE white paper to learn more about 8 business and technology strategies that are designed to meet today's challenges and size tomorrow's opportunity.
- White papers 2009-07-24
- Arena Resources Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from the line of Neal Dingmann with Dahlman Rose. Please proceed with your question. Neal Dingmann - Dahlman Rose Good morning, guys. Excellent quarter. Tim Rochford Thank you, Neal. Neal Dingmann - Dahlman Rose Say, Phil or Tim, could you just,...
- Earnings calls 2008-11-24
- Worst Case Banking Scenario
- Although the Federal Reserve will not release its bank stress test results for another 10 days, Anthony Mason reports data has already been released detailing how banks might react to a crisis.
- Videos 2009-04-24
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