Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All - Forbes
M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All - Forbes
Could be incredibly valuable, most likely in exporting education to highly wired underdeveloped countries, perhaps Indonesia?
a totally free college education regardless of your academic performance or background. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) will announce on Monday that they intend to launch an online learning initiative called M.I.T.x,which will offer the online teaching of M.I.T. courses free of charge to anyone in the world.
Could be incredibly valuable, most likely in exporting education to highly wired underdeveloped countries, perhaps Indonesia?
Common mistakes of right-wing and market-oriented economists? — Marginal Revolution
Common mistakes of right-wing and market-oriented economists? — Marginal Revolution
Along with its companion piece vs left wing economists, good place to start if one wants to dig deeper into what's (normatively, though probably only nominally...) right and wrong.
Along with its companion piece vs left wing economists, good place to start if one wants to dig deeper into what's (normatively, though probably only nominally...) right and wrong.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wray: Krugman has shined the headlights on the crucial currency issuer-currency user difference � naked capitalism
Wray: Krugman has shined the headlights on the crucial currency issuer-currency user difference � naked capitalism
From an investing standpoint you have to get this one right. The bond vigilante paradigm has been false in Japan and now in the US as well. If you had seen rates in Japan at 2% and shorted them saying they would come up, you would have lost your shirt. Conversely, if one uses the currency sovereignty paradigm, the short-JGBs trade is one that one would have avoided.
What a cautious investors should do is shun repressed assets and seek next best alternatives in similar assets classes or in different currencies – corporate over government bonds, Canadian over US, etc. Indonesia, for example is an opportunity.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Talking Philosophy | Climate ethics: do equal shares still make sense?
Talking Philosophy | Climate ethics: do equal shares still make sense?
There is a growing sense that we might have passed over the point of no return...
There is a growing sense that we might have passed over the point of no return...
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
The Blog : How to Meditate : Sam Harris
The Blog : How to Meditate : Sam Harris
not all contemplative paths kindle the same doubts or present the same liabilities. There are, in fact, many methods of meditation and “spiritual” inquiry that can greatly enhance our mental health while offering no affront to the intellect.
not all contemplative paths kindle the same doubts or present the same liabilities. There are, in fact, many methods of meditation and “spiritual” inquiry that can greatly enhance our mental health while offering no affront to the intellect.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
100 Best Blogs for Econ Students | Online Universities Weblog
100 Best Blogs for Econ Students | Online Universities Weblog
As an economics student, you have access to a great wealth of information online. One of the best places to find information online is in blogs, such as economics blogs written by educators, experts, and self-proclaimed know it alls. Here, you’ll find the 100 best blogs for economics students to read.
As an economics student, you have access to a great wealth of information online. One of the best places to find information online is in blogs, such as economics blogs written by educators, experts, and self-proclaimed know it alls. Here, you’ll find the 100 best blogs for economics students to read.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Researchers: 100 Percent Green Energy Possible By 2050
Researchers: 100 Percent Green Energy Possible By 2050
"There are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources," said author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, saying it is only a question of "whether we have the societal and political will."
"There are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources," said author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, saying it is only a question of "whether we have the societal and political will."
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Why are We 'Irrational': The Path from Neoclassical to Behavioral Economics 2.0
Why are We 'Irrational': The Path from Neoclassical to Behavioral Economics 2.0
A little bit of evolutionary argument that behavioral illogic makes plenty of sense - we are heuristic beings, not optimizers.
A little bit of evolutionary argument that behavioral illogic makes plenty of sense - we are heuristic beings, not optimizers.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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