Physics Perspective
Inspiration from physics for thinking about economics, finance and social systems
Saturday, October 1, 2011
The limitations of markets
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Economists aren't often as vocal as they should be about the limitations of markets -- especially the extreme assumptions required for t...
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Lobbying pays off handsomely -- visual proof
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From an article in The Economist, a graph showing the performance of the "Lobbying Index" versus the S&P 500 over the past de...
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The Fetish of Rationality
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I'm currently reading Jonathan Aldred's book The Skeptical Economist . It's a brilliant exploration of how economic theory is ru...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Economists on the way to being a "religious cult"...
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A short seven minute video produced by the Institute for New Economic Thinking offers the views (very briefly) of a number of economists on...
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Basel III -- Taking away Jamie Dimon's Toys
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Most people have by now heard the ridiculous claim by Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, that the new Basel III rules are "anti-Americ...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Financial Times numeracy check
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This article from the Financial Times is unfortunately quite typical of the financial press (and yes, not only the financial press). Just ...
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High-frequency trading: taming the chaos
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I have an opinion piece that will be published later today in the next few days in Bloomberg Views. It is really just my attempt to bring a...
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