Matthew Yglesias sometimes says things that make you scratch your head…especially when outside of his philosophy specialty (when inside, it’s often a typo that makes you scratch… Read more “Whither EMH?”
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Liquidity Traps are for Suckers
I intend this to be a two part series: the first will outline some recent commentary on liquidity traps and how taken together, the signify a larger… Read more “Liquidity Traps are for Suckers”
Alphabetizing
Matthew Yglesias does not like organizing people by alphabetizing their last names, as you can imagine. I have to say, I have a fair amount of incentive… Read more “Alphabetizing”
Missing the Point
Matthew Yglesias on insurance markets: If the insurance market becomes much more fragmented (i.e., competitive) then providers will gain bargaining power relative to insurers and costs will… Read more “Missing the Point”
Status Games and Central Banks
Matthew Yglesias wonders why the pay of central bankers doesn’t regress toward a mean: The Australia/New Zealand spread is especially dramatic. The convention, I guess, is that… Read more “Status Games and Central Banks”