Category Archives: Real World Economics
“American Dream”[sic] is Dead; Who Killed it?
American Dream is Dead, Who Killed It? Post Categories: Canada MIKE WHITNEY / The 4th Media News | Saturday, February 8, 2014, 13:33 Beijing “The U.S. worked hard to create the American dream of opportunity. But today, that dream is a myth.” Economist … Continue reading
Sochi Games: Politics, Not Sport, Tops Western Media Agenda
Sochi Games: Politics, Not Sport, Tops Western Media Agenda Post Categories: Canada Finian CUNNINGHAM | Saturday, February 8, 2014, 16:50 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare on favoritesMore Sharing Services0Print It is … Continue reading
Econometrics and the Art of Putting the Rabbit in the Hat
Econometrics and the art of putting the rabbit in the hat February 8, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Lars Syll In econometrics one often gets the feeling that many of its practitioners think of it as a kind of automatic inferential … Continue reading
Warped, Distorted, Manipulated, Flipped Housing Market
WARPED, DISTORTED, MANIPULATED, FLIPPED HOUSING MARKET Post Categories: Canada The Washington’s Blog | Friday, February 7, 2014, 13:27 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare on favoritesMore Sharing Services3Print The report from RealtyTrac last week … Continue reading
China Has Good Reason to Help Stabilize Latin American Economies
China has good reason to help stabilize Latin American economies February 3, 2014Mark WeisbrotLeave a commentGo to comments from Mark Weisbrot In the last week or so much of the international business press has been focused on the problems of financial stability in developing countries, some … Continue reading
China Provides Universal Health Insurance at a Fraction of the Cost [Relative to U.S.]
China Provides Universal Health Insurance at a Fraction of the Cost Post Categories: Asia Sarah L. Bhatia | Monday, February 3, 2014, 11:43 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare on favoritesMore Sharing … 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