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Recommended economics writing
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Sep 9th 2010, 21:25 by R.A. | WASHINGTON
TODAY'S recommended economics writing:
• "Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore" (Jeffrey Goldberg)
• A productivity boom in waiting? (Project Syndicate)
• Is Chinese mercantilism good or bad for poor nations? (Dani Rodrik)
• The WSJ "symposium" on monetary policy (Mark Thoma)
• Microsoft laid bare (John Hempton)
In this blog, our correspondents consider the fluctuations in the world economy and the policies intended to produce more booms than busts. Adam Smith argued that in a free exchange both parties benefit, and this blog's aim is to encourage a free exchange of views on economic matters.
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- Americas view | The Americas
- Babbage | Science and technology
- Bagehot's notebook | British politics
- Banyan | Asia
- Baobab | Africa
- Blighty | Britain
- Buttonwood's notebook | Financial markets
- Cassandra | The World in 2012
- Charlemagne's notebook | European politics
- Clausewitz | Defence, security and diplomacy
- Democracy in America | American politics
- Eastern approaches | Ex-communist Europe
- Free exchange | Economics
- Game theory | Sports
- Graphic detail | Charts, maps and infographics
- Gulliver | Business travel
- Johnson | Language
- Leviathan | Public policy
- Lexington's notebook | American politics
- Multimedia | Audio, video and videographics
- Newsbook | News analysis
- Prospero | Books, arts and culture
- Schumpeter | Business and management
Most commented
- Tibetans and the Chinese state: No power to pacify
- Will the euro survive 2012 intact?
- Lexington: The classes drift apart
- Birtherism 2012: To the nation born
- Syria: Moscow rules
- Hong Kong and the mainland: Dogs and locusts
- Chinese college students: Making ting tong cool
- Competition: Our forthcoming China blog
- The Republican nomination: The Santorum surge
- Banyan: The devil in the deep blue detail
Over the past five days
Most recommended
- Facebook: A fistful of dollars
- Pollution in China: Man-made and visible from space
- Daily chart: Facebook by numbers
- China: The paradox of prosperity
- JAS's cartoon: The week ahead
- Alcohol: Possibly the best travel tip ever
- Riding India's railways: All aboard the Vivek Express
- Competition in Chile: The shine comes off
- The politics of fairness: Fairly confusing
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso on Brazil's future: More personal security, less inequality
Over the past seven days
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Hedgie, we do, in fact, have a winner this week but it doesn't look like it's casino reputation.
(Chin up hedgefundguy)
One!
The FDIC closed on bank this week, costing them %58.9 million.
The bank closed was:
Horizon Bank, Bradenton, FL
119 banks closed this year vs. 92 last year at this time.
Sorry no winners this week.
Here's the scoreboard:
FDIC Friday! Scoreboard
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jouris 3
Tzimisces 2
Doug 2
HFGuy 1
AnterraCon 0
Jer_X 0
NotAGenius 0
OneAegis 0
Regards
Thank you Mr Pascover. I hadn't heard the news. One (1) is mode in this set of data for another week.
Congratulations, M. Gardner.
Four for me, thanks.
I'll go 7 I suppose
Put me in for 5, please.
I'll continue the trend with 3.
2, I think.
I'm in for one (1) hedgefundguy.
Link Exchange Thursday!
That means it's to play...
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FDIC Friday!
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How many banks will the FDIC close this Friday night?
Since June 1st the Friday closing have been: 3,1,1,3,4,6,7,5,1,1,8,0
(this omits July 4th weekend and Labor Day weekend)
I'll go with 6 this week.
Remember, you can't win if you don't play.
Good Luck!
Regards
I have no comment to offer on 'A productivity boom in waiting?'. I am simply bookmarking the article so that I might read it later.