Review of Mirowskis Never Let a Serious Crisis go to Waste
byINTRODUCTION Philip Mirowski, known for his book More heat than light – economics as social physics, physics as nature’s economics in which…
November, 2015
The potential for Data-dependent Taxation via Data Science
by‘Big Data’ and ‘Data Science’ seems to be the buzzword across industries and is, in many ways, characteristic of both the rapidly evolving present…
Money supply versus money demand
byAccording to popular thinking not every increase in the supply of money will have an effect on economic activity. For instance, if an increase…
Seek and ye shall find
by“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” – Max Lucado. So. Farewell then Jim Slater,…
Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of American Free Enterprise
bySource: http://www.epictimes.com/richardebeling/2015/11/thanksgiving-celebrating-the-birth-of-american-free-enterprise/ This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when Americans gather with their families and friends and…
Zero Hedge: What Will Happen To Corporate Profits If The Fed Hikes In December
bySource: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-20/what-will-happen-corporate-profits-if-fed-hikes-december Q3 will be the first quarter in which the US officially suffers an earnings recession: two consecutive quarters of declining annual EPS…
Advice to the Prime Minister/President
byYour country faces a stagnating economy. Let us assume your Prime Minister (or President if that is who holds the executive power) seeks advice…
How Do People Destroy Their Capital?
byI have written previously about the interest rate, which is falling under the planning of the Federal Reserve. The flip side of falling interest…
An Encore from Max Rangeley and Lord Turner?
byIt’s a pity Max Rangeley’s recent interview with Lord Turner couldn’t have run on a little longer. His last question, to my mind, closed…
Doubtful
by“Sir, Martin Wolf writes: “It may be hard to avoid crises but it is vital to make them both small and rare.” (“In the…