Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Scott Belsky Says Managers Need to Avoid Distractions and Take Time to Focus on Their Long-Term Aims

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How to Make Your Dream Project Happen. By Javier Espinosa http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903327904576524253193112770.html A...

Views on the balanced budget amendment

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1  In favor: Considering a Balanced Budget Amendment: Lessons from History, by E Istook, http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/07/...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Gulf economies of the Middle East are forming partnerships with other emerging markets, redefining the ancient trade routes

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The New Web of World Trade, by Joe Saddi, Karim Sabbagh, and Richard Shediac http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11310 The Gulf econo...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

USAID Expands Life-Saving Malaria Prevention Program in Africa

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USAID Expands Life-Saving Malaria Prevention Program in Africa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2011 Public Information: 202-712-4810 ...
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...