Surprise, Surprise, Economists Know Bugger All
In what must be a profoundly surprising development economists couldn’t predict anything with any degree of accuracy. Click on the pic for the full story.
DetailsMore Media Studies Clowns
Someone sent me the image below which pertains to the US. I have been trying hard to think of a reason why the same situation doesn’t apply here and I cant think of one. My personal experience is that this is certainly true locally. The world is being flooded with more and more fluff whereas…
DetailsWhy Wall Street Should Stop Whining
Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone remains in my opinion the most incisive financial commentator around at present. Be sure to check out his other work in his blog.
The Moral Foundations (Or Lack Thereof) Economic Behaviour
Interesting little talk from the EconoTalk folks on the moral basis for economic behaviour and its role in prosperity. Someone should forward this to the peanuts on Wall Street. David Rose of the University of Missouri, St. Louis and the author of The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about…
DetailsNiall Ferguson – The Six Killer Apps Of Prosperity
Interesting TED talk by Niall Ferguson the author of The Ascent Of Money
Wall Street On Trial
Simplistic but it passes the time whilst having toast and vegemite.
Rolling Stone
I have been a Rolling Stone reader for decades – what originally started as a somewhat shambolic counter culture music mag has morphed into probably one of the most effective financial journals around. Witness this skewering of Hank Paulson
DetailsWall Street On Trial
Simplistic but it passes the time whilst having toast and vegemite.
