Monthly Archives: February 2011

A tough one

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Nicholas Gruen

White to play G Grigore vs Holzke 25. ? See game for solution. about our puzzles

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Superstar CEOs: It doesn’t surprise me and I doubt it surprises you . . .

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Nicholas Gruen

From the NBER Reporter. One example of compensation data enabling much broader research is my research on “Superstar CEOs” with Tate.3 The title refers to the fact that, in terms of compensation, but also in terms of status and press … Continue reading →

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To price but not to tax

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Nicholas Gruen

In one episode of Yes Minister Hacker says something like “It seems the civil service just prevents governments from implementing the sovereign promises the government has made to the people” to which Bernard says “Well somebody has to”. I’m a bit … Continue reading →

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Missing Link Friday – 25 Feb 2011

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Don Arthur

In this week’s Missing Link Friday: Why Ross Gittins doesn’t want to hear you complaining about the high cost of living. Is there a connection between free trade and disability? Just how deluded are Americans about inequality? Who’s to blame … Continue reading →

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Why governments should not insure against disasters

Posted on February 25, 2011 by David Walker

I admire SA independent senator Nick Xenophon hugely. He’s a rare combination of brains, enterprise and principle. I knew him at Adelaide University; he had all those qualities then, and he seems to have kept them intact over the quarter-century since. … Continue reading →

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Rupert’s war on truth

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Ken Parish

Veteran econoblogger John Quiggin is the blogosphere’s pitbull terrier. Once he gets his teeth into an issue he just won’t let go. One of JQ’s current worthy obsessions is the utter untrustworthiness of Murdoch’s flagship newspaper The Australian (see here, … Continue reading →

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Keynes, Smith and the positivists (Benthamites) and hyper-positivists (Neoclassicals)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Nicholas Gruen

Here’s a cut and pasted Amazon review of The Macrodynamics of Capitalism: Elements for a Synthesis of Marx, Keynes and Schumpeter. It’s a bit heavy and I’ve ignored the maths so can’t vouch for it. I’m basically slapping it up … Continue reading →

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