HES 2011, Paul Samuelson and the Beatles
The 2011 Annual Meeting of the History of Economics Society (HES) took place in South Bend, Indiana, at Notre Dame University, under the auspices of Philip Mirowski, probably with fewer attendees than...
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Introducing the Jazz economist
You would have thought that to be a "jazz economist" was a good thing. I first imagined a "cool cat" that would entrance the hearts and minds of the populace. Not so.read more...
View ArticleThe government and the market
Mention the government and the market and all academic reflection and civilized discussion dissolves into heated monologues. Politicians are an extreme case. read more...
View ArticleWhen the US last defaulted...
Two things seem to be taken for granted in the current debt-ceiling debate: 1. The parties will come to an agreement on the debt ceiling because 2. These United States have never defaulted and will not...
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Paul Samuelson, Women and the History of Economics (Part 1)
Paul Samuelson was notorious for many things, but also, like Marshall, for spending most of his academic life in the same institution. However, there were at least three occasions when others tried to...
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Paul Samuelson, Women and the History of Economics (Part 2)
As part of the tremendous promotion campaign for the 8th edition of his textbook Economics, Samuelson was devoted a feature in the New York Times (February 5, 1970, p. 41). In the article, Samuelson...
View ArticleWho does original research?
INET is all about thinking new things, and indeed academia is supposed to inspire great thoughts. So why are there so little original research in economics? I don't mean in total, but think of it as a...
View ArticleThings worth reading: 2nd August 2011
Things we're reading today include ...read more...
View ArticleInternational money, take 1
As a matter of accounting, if the U.S. as a whole buys from the rest of the world more than it sells to the rest of the world, then it must, on net, also be borrowing from the rest of the world. Perry...
View Article#IndianStockMarket Polaris software Lab targeting USD 100m revenue in 5 yrs:...
#IndianStockMarket Polaris software Lab targeting USD 100m revenue in 5 yrs: Financial Technology company Polari... http://bit.ly/oZ99hR
View ArticlePolaris software Lab targeting USD 100m revenue in 5 yrs: Financial...
Polaris software Lab targeting USD 100m revenue in 5 yrs: Financial Technology company Polaris Software Lab ... http://bit.ly/oZ99hR -MC
View ArticleNorthumbrian Water is taken over
Northumbrian Water agrees a £2.41bn takeover deal with a Hong Kong-based investment consortium controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing.
View ArticleTechPrecision Corporation Receives More Than $4 Million in New Defense Orders
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TechPrecision Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TPCS) ("TechPrecision", or "the Company"), an industry leading manufacturer of precision, large-scale...
View ArticlePolaris Software eyes $100 mn revenue by 2016: Chennai, Aug 2 (IANS)...
Polaris Software eyes $100 mn revenue by 2016: Chennai, Aug 2 (IANS) Financial technology company Polaris ... http://tinyurl.com/3htz5wt
View ArticleHistorical Hedge Fund Index Data http://bit.ly/oqzlVR #data
Historical Hedge Fund Index Data http://bit.ly/oqzlVR #data
View ArticleHedge fund managers turn bullish US equities http://t.co/Ls14SGa
Hedge fund managers turn bullish US equities http://t.co/Ls14SGa
View ArticleWhile program helpin students, elderly and poor have been axed, hedge fund...
While program helpin students, elderly and poor have been axed, hedge fund managers can get back to work destabilizing the financial markets
View ArticleRemind me why Matt Damon's opinions on education are any more relevant than a...
Remind me why Matt Damon's opinions on education are any more relevant than a CEO's or hedge fund manager's. #edchat #edreform
View ArticleRetirement Wealth Strategies: Gold is this hedge fund's largest holding again...
Retirement Wealth Strategies: Gold is this hedge fund's largest holding again http://is.gd/dN4jj3
View ArticleCountry Style Cooking Restaurant Chain to Report Second Quarter 2011...
CHONGQING, China, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd (NYSE: CCSC) ("Country Style Cooking" or "CSC"), a fast-growing quick service restaurant chain in...
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