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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Ex-BetFair Mark Davies defends betting in the wake of the latest sport corruption affair. – [VIDEO]
Excellent. Download this post if your feed reader does not show you the video. PS: Give me the name of the idiot who booted Mark Davies out of BetFair.
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Betting, Regulations
Tagged Betting, Ethics, Internet betting, laws, Mark Davies, Regulations, Sport, sport corruption, Sports
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More Garbage Words: Social Security, “A Minor Fiscal Issue”
Paul Krugman calls Social Security a minor fiscal issue, citing this report in which Social Security spending as a percent of GDP levels off at around 6% in 2030. For someone whose blogging modus operandi is pointing out disingenuous arguments … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Economics, Ethics, Politics
Tagged demographics, entitlements, Paul Krugman, social security
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Social B.I. … or social B.S. … ?
You will be the judge.
Mark Thoma, Superficial Blogger
His post, “The Myth of the Social Security Shortfall”, here, but if you don’t want to defer thinking, read Mish Shedlock on pension underfunding instead. Yes, taxes will have to go up, but it’s not as though sunsetting the Bush … Continue reading
Ex-BetFair’s Mark Davies –> His new blog URL.
The new URL of his blog: http://www.markxdavies.com/ His Twitter: http://twitter.com/markxdavies A portrait of him (BetFair circa).
Things Jason Ruspini wanna know
“Can we begin to index the broad rate of technological change? What would that curve look like over the last 200 years? How does it correspond to asset returns? Does that say anything about prospective returns?“
Posted in Economics, Finance, Financial Markets
Tagged Economics, economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Jason Ruspini, US economy
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Money does not motivate humans… – [VIDEO]
Higher incentives lead to worse performances: For cognitive tasks: AUTONOMY + MASTERY + PURPOSE.
Posted in Economics, Psychology
Tagged autonomy, economic science, Economics, incentives, mastery, Money, motivations, performances, Psychology, purpose
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The latest Kauffman poll of economic bloggers
- “Grim”. – “Pessimism”.
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