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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Norms as a Substitute for Laws

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In a fascinating post on joke-theft in the world of stand-up comedy, Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman describe the manner in which social n...
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Friday, March 26, 2010

The Future of Academic Publishing

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Theoretical Economics is among the most prestigious journals specializing in economic theory, with a stellar editorial board and high quali...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

On Hedging, Speculation and Financial Instability

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Over on the Aleph Blog, David Merkel has promised a "long set of irregular posts" about what he calls "the rules." Here...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Selection into and within Occupations

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A recent report by Max Abelson contains some choice statements by a couple of former Lehman executives: There are two ways to react to the ...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

An Ecological Perspective on Financial Market Reform

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Financial practices such as leverage and maturity transformation have been getting a lot of attention in the aftermath of the recent crisis....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

On Asymmetry, Reflexivity and Sovereign Default

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One of the most rewarding aspects of blogging is that it gives me the opportunity learn from those who read and comment on the ideas expres...
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Saturday, March 06, 2010

Defenders and Demonizers of Credit Default Swaps

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The recent difficulties faced by Greece (and some other eurozone states) in rolling over their national debt has let some to blame hedge f...
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