Margin of error
by“Son, we live in a world where markets have been distorted by vast amounts of QE, and that QE has to be fought by…
Economics
What Is Optimal Monetary Policy, Anyway?
byEver since the important contributions of new classical economists Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott during the 1970s and 80s, modern macroeconomics seeks…
Stockman: Good Riddance! How “Opioid Janet” Got Wall Street Hooked On Monetary Heroin, Part 2
byJanet Yellen deserves exactly none of the adulation being conferred upon her tenure by the mainstream financial press. In fact, her reign will be judged…
A safe place to hide – inflation and the bond markets
byUS bond yields have risen from historic lows, they should rise further, they may not The Federal Reserve is beginning to reduce its balance…
Stockman: Good Riddance, Janet, You Were A Colossal Failure, Part 1
byThis is one for the record books. During Janet Yellen’s last week in office, the Dow dropped by 1,095points or 4.1%. But by her lights, apparently, that wasn’t…
Dehomogenizing Austrian Economics: The Revival of Wieser
byTo follow up on Peter Klein’s post today, the dehomogenization debate of the last few decades was actually initiated by a radical reinterpretation of the socialist…
How to Win a Great-Power Competition: Alliances, Aid, and Diplomacy in the Last Struggle for Global Influence
byThe United States is confronted with a condition in the world which is at direct variance with the assumptions upon which [our foreign] policies…
The relevancy of probability in economics
byModern economics in addition to sophisticated mathematics also employs probability distributions. What is probability? The probability of an event is the proportion of times…
The Looming Crisis in the Private Provision of Public Services Close Parallels with the Systemic Failure of Banks
byThe collapse in January of Carillion PLC, the UK’s second largest construction and outsourcing company has attracted considerable media coverage. Carillion was principally engaged…
From the Moneyness Blog: Electronic money will only save central banks from subjugation if it is anonymous
by50 SEK banknote issued by the Riksbank in 1960 “Do we need an eKrona?” asks Stefan Ingves, the Governor of the Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank. The…