Meanwhile on the audacity trail . . .
The US election and the biggest financial swindle of all time (OK - I exaggerate, TARP is not a swindle, it's a really really inefficient...
Warren Buffet on why the Goverment should be a market maker of last resort
From an interview on CNBC. I've argued this kind of thing myself - here (pdf). BUFFETT: What you have, Joe, you have all the major...
Lending to Africa
Courtesy of Dani Rodrik's blog. Our Center for International Development launched its new Empowerment Lab with a conference yesterday, and one of the most interesting new social...
Ludwig von Mises
In view of the current financial crisis it may be interesting to revisit the work of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) . His first major work...
Piece by Christopher Joye
There is good piece in The Australian today by Christopher Joye Central Banks arent immune to mistakes. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24397965-7583,00.html He makes three points. First, that the...