Wednesday, April 20, 2016

How is Nashville like SF?

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Both have restrictive zoning that drives up prices which leads to calls for more affordable housing, which results in further restrictions o...
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Why are Chinese bond yields rising?

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From Bloomberg : Spooked by a fresh wave of defaults at state-owned enterprises, investors in China’s yuan-denominated company notes h...
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Monday, April 18, 2016

Is Iran free riding on OPEC?

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If OPEC and seven other oil-producing nations agree to cut back output to raise price, this will benefit Iran, the big oil-producing nation ...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Interesting critique of the Big Short (moral hazard)

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

US public pensions face "grave difficulties."

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I have been warning about u nder-funded US state and city pensions  since the first edition of our textbook.  The latest warning tells us t...
Friday, April 1, 2016

Why have re-admission rates fallen? (answers)

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Based on comments to our earlier post about re-admission rates falling, I think I know know the answer: 1.  re-defining "admission...
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Why has the European political left fallen on such hard times?

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[ article from the Economist ]: There is old joke that a righty is just a lefty who has been mugged by reality.  In France, President Holl...
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Why have re-admission rates fallen?

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The Affordable Care Act ("Obama care") began imposing penalties, and it seems as if hospitals have responded.   Mother Jones is...
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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Are the Golden State Warriors committing the "best practices" fallacy?

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The New York Times Magazine has a good article on how a venture capital firm took over the Golden State Warriors and turned a $450Million i...
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Monday, March 21, 2016

Does the Proposed Paint Merger Create Value?

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Sherwin-Williams announced that it intends to acquire rival Valspar in a $9.3 dollar deal . What do the markets think of the deal? The stock...
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