Economists: UK economy cries out for credible rescue plan
byVia an open letter in The Times: IT IS now clear that the UK economy entered the recession with a large structural budget deficit. As…
Economics
Philipp Bagus on the business cycle
byECONOMISTS IN THE TRADITION OF THE AUSTRIAN SCHOOL have shown that one type of maturity mismatching can cause maladjustments and business cycles. When banks…
More on Greece, the bailout and the Euro
byFollowing up from Anita Acavalos’ article I predict a riot. FT.com, Eurozone leaders back Greek rescue plan Leaders of countries in the eurozone on Thursday…
FT.com – Traders make $8bn bet against euro
byThe Financial Times has an item up about the weight of investor pressure to sell the euro, taking the view, no doubt, that the…
On the Independent Institute
byOne of my favorite think tanks in the world is the Independent Institute www.independent.org. Their web site, scholarly journal and work is of the highest…
Do it for the money
byLast year two police women (WPCs) were discovered to have a reciprocal child-minding arrangement. It was initially declared unlawful. Child minders who receive payment…
Giants fighting in a sandbox
byEven gold is no guarantee to hold value when bloated government currencies compete as to which one can inflate the most. The current problems…
Jesus Heurta De Soto for Nobel Prize in Economics
byI like this proactive thinking from TCC’s Consultant Communications Manager, Antoine Clarke. He is promoting a Facebook page about a campaign to get outstanding…
An image to behold
byOccasionally, in this globally interconnected world of ours, one comes across an image that says so much. I was sent this photograph yesterday by that great…
A day of reckoning: how to end the banking crisis now
byDrawing on the work of Nobel Laureates in economics from three traditions, plus numerous other distinguished scholars, Cobden Centre Chairman, economist and successful entrepreneur…