Monthly Archives for January 2009

Basel accords – pillar 1

Something I’ve been curious about – and I think deserves more attention – are the Basel accords.   From what I know up front, there are two and provide guidelines for capital requirements for banks.  And that Basel is in … Continue reading

06. January 2009 by roguelynn
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“Economists suck”

Ahem – they just didn’t get lucky this time around. In Barry Ritholtz’s blog post, Why Economists Missed the Crisis, he mentions as a whole, economists obviously misjudged the crisis.  He quotes Dean Baker in saying “incentives in economics profession, … Continue reading

05. January 2009 by roguelynn
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Inspirational (financial) women

This past week I’ve had a slough of inspiration from women that I didn’t realize I admired so much.  While it’s not much about economics, I feel like sharing ” It’s four o’clock, do you know where your money is?” … Continue reading

03. January 2009 by roguelynn
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rogueLynks 02jan09

“Should we fear a trade backlash?” – Trade & Immigration – Mark Thoma, Economist’s View “Wine as an economic indicator” – Catherine Rampell, Economix  “Is this where the $700 billion is going?” – Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics  Pretty weak list. … Continue reading

02. January 2009 by roguelynn
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