Welcome To The Zombie Global Economy

"Lower (interest) rates boost aggregate demand and raise employment and investment in the short run. But the higher prevalence of zombies they leave behind misallocates resources and weigh on productivity growth." - BIS

  • Nov 1, 2020 10:45 AM

The Mother Of All Market Bubbles, Part 2

Easy money, market manipulation, deregulation, reckless speculation, counterproductive fixes, unsustainable debt, and evil intent pushed things toward economic collapse...

  • Nov 1, 2020 9:20 AM

Trump Versus Biden And The Transatlantic Trade Relationship

All in all, while the atmosphere and risks would greatly differ, the direct positive macro-economic impact of an improved transatlantic (trade) relationship under Biden and the negative impact of a strained relationship under Trump seems limited.

  • Nov 1, 2020 8:10 AM

Quantifying The Left Wing Bias Of Wikipedia

Is Wikipedia’s neutral point of view truly dead? ...analysis shows that editors favoring right-leaning views were six times more likely to be sanctioned than those favoring left-leaning views...

  • Oct 31, 2020 9:30 PM