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Hybrids not so good for the environment?
There is an interesting article which compares the total ecological footprint of a Prius to a Hummer. The conclusion that the article draws is that the Hummer is actually easier on the environment. … more »
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Inflation Persistence
Daniel Halvarsson wrote 2 days ago: Recently we saw inflation numbers; both CPI and PPI reach record high levels. The consumer price Ind … more »
Welcome to the Sinoconomist...
sinoconomist wrote 1 week ago: Thanks for visiting the Sinoconomist; your home for informed and unbiased analysis of China … more »
Predicting the 08-presidential election
Daniel Halvarsson wrote 3 weeks ago: With the election day getting closer, predictions about the outcome are getting plenty. The latest p … more »
Officially a bear market
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Daniel Halvarsson wrote 4 weeks ago: Well, almost. Im currently on vacation in Paris, with limited internet connection I thought it be ap … more »
Dow crashes, Gold skyrockets, oil reaches new historical high
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Man wrote 4 weeks ago: Firstly, lets address the movements of the dollar yesterday. The dollar index over the past few days … more »
A mathematical refutation of Efficient Markets?
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Daniel Halvarsson wrote 1 month ago: Kieran Kelly, a derivatives expert, has done some very interesting work regarding the workings of th … more »
What's up with manufacturing?
Daniel Halvarsson wrote 1 month ago: In a couple of my earlier posts, I have argued that the manufacturing sector make up the largest par … more »
The unequal cost of climate change inaction
wellsharp wrote 1 month ago: Climate change is inescapably a social justice issue. It’s not just about how much climate cha … more »
Taleb, a U.S super bear
Daniel Halvarsson wrote 1 month ago: Times Online U.K. has an interesting interview with Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Most famous for his recen … more »
How Many Economists Does It Take To Predict a Recession?
freestateadvisors wrote 1 month ago: The answer apparently is zero, because, as the chart below clearly demonstrates, economists never pr … more »
Risks and scenarios - are we heading for a political "perfect storm"?
wellsharp wrote 1 month ago: Further to Be careful what you wish for: Brian Fallow from the New Zealand Herald writes about the f … more »
Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk
wellsharp wrote 1 month ago: Helen Johns and Paul Ormerod, “The unhappy thing about happiness studies”, real-world economics … more »
Book Review: How to trade in stocks - Jesse Livermore
Daniel Halvarsson wrote 1 month ago: How to trade in stocks (1940) was the last achievement of Jesse Livermore (1877-1940). The story of … more »
Be careful what you wish for
wellsharp wrote 2 months ago: Unless there is a huge political earthquake in New Zealand, the coming General Election is going to … more »
Peaceful economists
wellsharp wrote 2 months ago: Sure, studies might show that economists are more selfish, but they’re not all bad :,) Economi … more »
More on stock market valuation
Daniel Halvarsson wrote 2 months ago: My good friend Stefan Karlsson has a great post on current stock market valuations, where he cites … more »
Inflation and money supply, a prediction
Daniel Halvarsson wrote 2 months ago: The hottest topic of today is definitely inflation. The effects from inflation can be seen everywher … more »
"Social Networks and the Good Society" presented at Northwestern University by Cass Sunstein, Siva Vaidhyanathan, and Eszter Hargittai
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r wrote 2 months ago: I attended a very interesting lecture “Social Networks and the Good Society” presented … more »
Real U.S. house prices
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Daniel Halvarsson wrote 2 months ago: Recently, I published a post on the U.K. housing market, where I argued that house prices are going … more »
