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Economics Textbooks: Decades of Scientific Fraud and Incoherence
Economics textbooks – decades of scientific fraud and incoherence April 16, 2013merijnknibbeLeave a commentGo to comments From: Lars Syll See also Modeling Financial Instability: http://rwer.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/modeling-financial-instability/ As is well-known, Keynes used to criticize the more traditional economics for making the fallacy of composition, which basically consists of … Continue reading
Antidotes to Cyber Industrialization and the Swarm Culture
Antidotes to Cyber Industrialization and the Swarm Culture Post Categories: Canada John Stanton | Thursday, February 6, 2014, 15:20 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare on favoritesMore Sharing Services0Print Get the cure … Continue reading
Economics of the 1%: How Mainstream Economics Serves the Rich, Obscures Reality and Distorts Policy
Economics of the 1%: How Mainstream Economics Serves the Rich, Obscures Reality and Distorts Policy Post Categories: Canada John Weeks / The 4th Media News | Sunday, February 2, 2014, 11:34 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on … Continue reading
The Dilemma of Probability Theory (Wonkish)
The dilemma of probability theory (wonkish) February 1, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Lars Syll Modern neoclassical economics relies to a large degree on the notion of probability. To at all be amenable to applied economic analysis, economic observations allegedly have to … Continue reading
A New Reinhart and Rogoff Paper Paper: ‘Write Down Those Debts! Now!’
A new Reinhart & Rogoff paper: “Write down those debts! Now!” January 31, 2014merijnknibbeLeave a commentGo to comments Reinhart and Rogoff have written a new paper on financial crises. They are repeating their mantra and I’m very happy to join their chorus: our monetary economies are not inherently … Continue reading
China’s Efforts Can Help Maintain Stability in the Latin American Region
China’s EFFORTS CAN HELP MAINTAIN STABILITY in the Latin American Region Post Categories: Asia Mark Weisbrot / The 4th Media News | Saturday, February 1, 2014, 10:30 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare on … Continue reading
Climate Change and Re-Insurance: The Human Security Issue
Climate Change and Re-Insurance: The Human Security Issue Post Categories: Opinion > Anis H. Bajrektarevic Anis Bajrektarevic & Carla Baumer | Thursday, January 30, 2014, 11:12 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare … Continue reading