Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Possible effects of the S&P's downgrade in Main Street

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QUESTION: What impact with the US downgrading have on the global markets? And how will it impact Main Street? --- Quick ideas on the dow...

Weathering the financial crisis: good policy or good luck?

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Weathering the financial crisis: good policy or good luck?, by Stephen Cecchetti, Michael R King and James Yetman - BIS Working Papers No 35...
Monday, August 8, 2011

Possible Unintended Consequences of Basel III and Solvency II

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Some IMF staff published some ideas about the financial regulatory regime in a paper titled as this post: In today’s financial system, comp...
Friday, August 5, 2011

The Bright and the Dark Side of Cross-Border Banking Linkages

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The Bright and the Dark Side of Cross-Border Banking Linkages Author/Editor: Cihák, Martin; Muñoz, Sònia; Scuzzarella, Ryan August 05, 201...

CBO's 2011 Long-Term Projections for Social Security - Additional Information

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You can request the PDF version of it and the full report of the same title as above.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Democratic Accountability, Deficit Bias, and Independent Fiscal Agencies

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An IMF working paper by Xavier Debrun "illustrates key features of a model of independent fiscal agencies, and in particular the need ...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Bill Gates: "We haven't chosen to get behind [vouchers] in a big way [...] because the negativity about them is very, very high"

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Was the $5 Billion Worth It? By Jason Riley A decade into his record-breaking education philanthropy, Bill Gates talks teachers, charters—a...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Basel Committee: Assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement for global systemically important banks

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Assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement for global systemically important banks - consultative document issued...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Is Fiscal Policy Procyclical in Developing Oil-Producing Countries?

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A new IMF working paper by Nese Erbil "examines the cyclicality of fiscal behavior in 28 developing oil-producing countries (OPCs) duri...
Sunday, July 17, 2011

IMF working paper: Iran — The Chronicles of the Subsidy Reform

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A recent IMF Working Paper by staff of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, "Iran — The Chronicles of the Subsidy Reform,"...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Statements by the Parti communiste des ouvriers tunisiens/حزب العمال الشيوعي التونسي‎

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Statements by the Parti communiste des ouvriers tunisiens/حزب العمال الشيوعي التونسي‎ http://themoornextdoor.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/studi...

Cultural Analysis: Concepts and Questions / From Cultural Topography: A New Research Tool for Intelligence Analysis

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Cultural Analysis: Concepts and Questions   From Jeannie L. Johnson and Matthew T. Berrett: Cultural Topography: A New Research Tool for I...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

PwC Chairman Aims to Keep Millennials Happy

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PwC Chairman Aims to Keep Millennials Happy By JAVIER ESPINOZA WSJ, July 11, 2011 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Richard Clarke's China's Cyberassault on America

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China's Cyberassault on America. By RICHARD CLARKE If we discovered Chinese explosives laid throughout our national electrical system, ...