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is a "sustainable economy" an oxymoron?
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what do you think about the global financial crisis？

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Barry Voeten replied to ben balanag's discussion 'is a "sustainable economy" an oxymoron?'
Dear Ben, This question you've asked is, as far as I'm concerned, the most powerful question you could ever ask : So if you were to design an economic system from the ground on up, what would features would you want included in your ideal economy?...
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is a "sustainable economy" an oxymoron?
Just wondering is a "sustainable economy" an oxymoron? The reason I ask is because last night I watched a program on Frontline, about one woman who warned financial derivates many years back http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/ And i...
October 22
Spencer Thompson commented on ben balanag's blog post 'any thoughts on the efficient-market hypothesis?'
Great blog on how the EMH just hasn't passed muster when subjected to empirical testing: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2009/08/lucas_roundtable_the_emh_must.cfm
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I've been subscribing to the Financial Times the past couple of years because its a refuge from all the typical noise that typifies tabloids (for example when I get my FT delivered tomorrow morning I'm pretty sure it won't have a picture or headli...
June 26
J.Vassaux commented on ben balanag's blog post 'who do you blame for this the economic mess?'
According to me Fed is mainly responsible of the current situation. Fed pressed poeple to borrow money with an expansive monetary policy to support artificially the growth of GDP instaed of letting a pressure drop into the economy. And now the lan...
May 23
ben balanag replied to crystal's discussion 'what do you think about the global financial crisis？'
perhaps the expression its an "E ticket ride" is an apt...
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Like many others I was kinda shell shocked about the sudden decline in the economy and have been pondering why we are, where we are. So just thought I'd ask the not so simple question: who do you blame for this the economic mess? Personally I've ...
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any thoughts on the efficient-market hypothesis?

I've been subscribing to the Financial Times the past couple of years because its a refuge from all the typical noise that typifies tabloids (for example when I get my FT delivered tomorrow morning I'm pretty sure it won't have a picture or headline of farrah fawcett or michael jackson).

Anyway one thing that caught my eye in the FT the other day was an article about the death so to speak, of the efficient-market hypothesis (EMH). Personally I never did believe in EMH, because I can't imagine p… Continue

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 6:07am — 1 Comment

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who do you blame for this the economic mess?

Like many others I was kinda shell shocked about the sudden decline in the economy and have been pondering why we are, where we are. So just thought I'd ask the not so simple question: who do you blame for this the economic mess?

Personally I've come to the conclusion that the state of the economy reflects pretty much what society as a whole has "invested" in the economy. To borrow a computer science term I'd say GIGO accurately describes what is happening. FYI GIGO stands for "Garbage In Garba… Continue

Posted on May 13, 2009 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

 
 

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