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Tag Archives: demographics
Emmanuel Todd predicted the Arab Spring by looking at demo data. — [VIDEO IN FRENCH]
Emmanuel Tood @ Wikipedia – Tyler Cowen has a book review. Sorry, it is only in French, but I hope it gets translated on the Web
Posted in Economics, Politics, Research, The Global Economy
Tagged Arab countries, Arab Spring, Arabs, data, democracy, demographics, Economics, Emmanuel Todd, Politics
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Technological change and asset returns
Peter Thiel thinks our entire civilization and culture is predicated on accelerating technological change. Specifically, technological growth has an important but poorly understood impact on economic growth, asset returns and the need to work over the course of one’s life. … Continue reading
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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The Interdependence of Prices and Gold
I gave a talk on Thursday night at the New York Investing Club meeting. The basic points: Gold does well when real rates of return are low. Real rates describe the price of gold much better than inflation alone. This … Continue reading
Book Review: The Limits of Transparency
Jacqueline Best’s The Limits of Transparency is carried by sensible concerns on the tension between efficiency and stability, the tension between promoting employment and stable money, and the political implications of seemingly neutral economic policy. However, while economists, market participants … Continue reading
Posted in All Best Posts Ever, All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Market Efficiency), Economics, Finance, Philosophy, Politics, Regulations
Tagged book review, Bretton Woods, CDS, constructive ambiguity, deferral, demographics, Jacqueline Best, self-fulfilling prophecies, transparency
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A Note on the Impotence of the Efficient Market Hypothesis
No one who makes a living trading really cares about EMH, but I’m not sure why failure to predict under EMH is that surprising. Markets do more discounting than predicting. That’s part of the reason why stocks are volatile — … Continue reading