-
Archives
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- April 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- September 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
-
Meta
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Brad DeLong on Financial Crises
Brad DeLong writes: A full-scale financial crisis is triggered by a sharp fall in the prices of a large set of assets that banks and other financial institutions own, or that make up their borrowers’ financial reserves. The cure depends … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Economics
Leave a comment
It’s the exports, stupid…
Paul Krugman writes: The housing bust has lived up fully to my expectations. So far, however, the economy has held up surprisingly well (ask me again in a few months). How come? It’s the exports, stupid. I haven’t seen this … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Economics
Leave a comment
Home values in historical perspective
Paul Krugman borrows a chart from Robert Shiller:
Posted in Clippings, Economics
Leave a comment
Converting MySQL data into CSV
A question from alt.php: How to convert MYSQL data result to csv file format. The high-performance solution is to run a SELECT INTO OUTFILE query: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/select.html The drawback of this approach is that the CSV file can only be created … Continue reading
Posted in Answers, Technology
Leave a comment
Coding from scratch vs. implementing third-party applications
A question from comp.lang.php: php has several open-source system and some are free like oscommerce,etc. what is most advisable if you have a new project should you go for open source or create the project from scratch? First of all, … Continue reading
Posted in Answers, Technology
Leave a comment
Time to short T-bill futures?
Posted in Clippings, Economics, Finance and Investments
Leave a comment
Arbitrage opportunities in European rights offerings
From Institutional Investor: PORTFOLIO STRATEGY The Rights Stuff 19 Dec 2007 Eric Uhlfelder Rights offerings and other foreign corporate actions can sometimes create remarkable opportunities for U.S. investors. It will be months, if not years, before it becomes clear whether … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Finance and Investments
Leave a comment
Quotes from Keynes
This page will probably expand over time, but here’s a first couple. While I am at it, here’s a link to the full text of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money at University of Adelaida in Australia… To … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Economics, History
Leave a comment
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy Information Administration has some interesting data on carbon emissions worldwide. Here’s a small slice of it in graphical form: Numbers on the vertical axis are CO2 emissions in millions of metric tons.
Posted in Clippings
Leave a comment
What causes inflation to go up?
A question from Yahoo Answers: What causes inflation to go up? Why do prices go up each year, how can we stop it! Let’s start at the end; why do you want to stop inflation? Inflation pushes savers to invest; … Continue reading
Posted in Answers, Economics
Leave a comment