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A twine seeking a comprehensive understanding of the global economic system, in order to avoid crises, mitigate problems and aid the evolution to a more effective system. Comprehension of the economy can be gained via a variety of methods: historical analysis, social/technological development, mathematical modelling, etc.
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Brazil's President Lula: 'Father of the Poor' Has Triggered Economic MiracleBrazil's President Lula 'Father of the Poor' Has Triggered Economic Miracle Brazil is seen as an economic success story and its people revere President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva like a star. He is on a mission to turn the country into one of the world's five biggest economies through ...
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Climate Change and Copenhagen: What If Global Temperatures Rose by 4 Degrees Celsius?World leaders will soon gather in Copenhagen in the hopes of coming up with a binding agreement aimed at limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. But what if we're not successful? Kirsty Lewis of the Met Office Hadley Centre, a leading climate research group, introduces a new Flash map ...
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A German Robin Hood: Bank Worker Sentenced for Shifting Funds From Rich to PoorA German Robin Hood Bank Worker Sentenced for Shifting Funds From Rich to Poor A bank worker who shifted money from the accounts of well-off customers to help cover the overdrafts of poorer ones has been sentenced in Germany. The media are describing the woman, who took no money for herself ...
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What Causes Employment to Lag Output in Recoveries?In a previous post, I showed that after a recession ends, the recovery of employment lags the recovery of output, and that the lag has increased substantially in recent recessions. The delay in the recovery of employment has increased from about one quarter prior to 1990 to more than a year in ...
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IMF and ECB at odds on ending stimulus - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 24, 2009IMF and ECB at odds on ending stimulus STARK DIVISIONS are emerging among economic policymakers about how quickly governments and central banks should withdraw emergency support measures, with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warning ...
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7The Gravity-Defying Dollar | Gold NewsExcellent time-line analysis of the new global monetary bubble and stock markets bubbles.Giorgio Bertini added 4 months ago
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7Home"In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it is too late to be a pessimist: humanity has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of its spoliation ...Giorgio Bertini added 5 months ago
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China's Yuan: The Next Reserve Currency?Sorry but there is No Chance this would happen. The Yaun is mis-represented and is artificially weak. A LOT would have to change before that happensVishal Shah added 6 months ago
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7Rules for a Bank BailoutAfter four months, with large amounts of water (trilions) under the bridge, the rules are still waiting to be deployed.Giorgio Bertini added 6 months ago
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7When the Unconventional Becomes Conventional: Monetary Policy in Extraordinary Times - redesigning an airplane while flying itA Central Banker candidly lecturing about extreme monetary experiments.Giorgio Bertini added 6 months ago
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