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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Troppo proposes, the UK government disposes
In this post a while back I explored an idea as follows: I was driving through the Burnley tunnel today. It has three lanes. As you go into it travelling east, the three lanes I was on had to become … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and public policy
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The Colbert McCartney Report
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Posted in Films and TV, Music
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Crowdsourcing the crisis: Bug-fixing the next stimulus
A short column in the Age published today Reduce the bugbears with some beta-tested policies THERE’S a saying made famous by Eric S. Raymond, the author of the landmark book on Web 2.0, The Cathedral and the Bazaar. In computer … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and public policy
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Some cheery thoughts (not) from some smart people
Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth S. Rogoff NBER Working Paper No. 14656 Issued in January 2009 This paper examines the depth and duration of the slump that invariably follows severe financial crises, which tend to be protracted affairs. We find that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and public policy
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A New Blog on the Block
One of Nicholas Gruen’s favorite people, William Easterly has joined the blogosphere to keep the Aid bastards honest. Today, I foist a new blog called Aid Watch on the blogosphere. The objective is to be brutally honest when aid is … Continue reading
American Rust
I sometimes like to try to get the feel of the prosperity of a US era from films and TV shows made at the time and about that time. Not the fantasy stuff, or things for kids generally or horror, … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Architecture
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Counter-intuitive findings on road accidents
A feed on US road accidents summer vs winter etc. A feed from Organizations and Markets. Does the inclement weather have you worried about sliding off the road to an icy death? If so, Ive got some good news for … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Life, Uncategorised
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