Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Why Do the Chinese Save So Much? A skewed sex ratio is fueling a highly competitive marriage market, driving up China’s savings rate

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Why Do the Chinese Save So Much? By Shang-Jin Wei A skewed sex ratio is fueling a highly competitive marriage market, driving up China’s sav...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Restricting loans to real estate virtually guarantees another bank crisis in the future

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The President's Bank Reforms Don't Add Up . By Peter J Wallison Restricting loans to real estate virtually guarantees another bank c...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Basel Committee publishes assessment methodology for compensation practices

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Basel Committee publishes assessment methodology for compensation practices BIS January 22, 2010 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Free Speech Landmark - Campaign-finance reform meets the Constitution

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A Free Speech Landmark . WSJ Editorial Campaign-finance reform meets the Constitution. The Wall Street Journal, page A18, Jan 22, 2010 Freed...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Why Rating Requirements Don't Make Sense - The market—not government mandates—should decide the value of our work

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Why Rating Requirements Don't Make Sense . By DEVEN SHARMA The market—not government mandates—should decide the value of our work. WSJ, ...
Monday, January 18, 2010

To Help Haiti, End Foreign Aid

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To Help Haiti, End Foreign Aid . By Bret Stephens For Haitians, just about every conceivable aid scheme beyond immediate humanitarian relief...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Course unclear for Japan-U.S. alliance

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Course unclear for Japan-U.S. alliance . By Takehiko Kajita Japan Today, Jan 17, 2010 TOKYO — Despite last week’s accord between Foreign Min...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Haitian Amnesty - A humane decision for temporary refuge in America

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Haitian Amnesty . WSJ Editorial A humane decision for temporary refuge in America. WSJ, Jan 16, 2010 The Obama Administration acted properly...

FDA Decision on Chemical BPA Gets Mixed Review: "ACSH scientists are glad a ban was avoided but remain disappointed"

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FDA Decision on Chemical BPA Gets Mixed Review: "ACSH scientists are glad a ban was avoided but remain disappointed." ACSH, Januar...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Monsanto Response: de Vendomois (Seralini) et al. 2009

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Monsanto Response: de Vendomois (Seralini) et al. 2009 . (A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health) Regard...
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Don't Shoot the Pollster - Attacks on Scott Rasmussen and Fox News show a disturbing attitude toward dissent

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Don't Shoot the Pollster . By PATRICK CADDELL AND DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN Attacks on Scott Rasmussen and Fox News show a disturbing attitude t...

Don't Like the Numbers? Change 'Em

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Don't Like the Numbers? Change 'Em . By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN If a CEO issued the kind of distorted figures put out by politicians and s...