Lousy Experts: Looking Back at the Ex Ante Estimates of the Costs of Brexit
An economist contends that economists do not bear much responsibility for the Brexit vote.
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Missouri State Public Defender’s Office Appoints Governor Jay Nixon To Serve as Public Defender
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is hoist on his ant-poor, budget-cutting petard.
Read more...Shaky State of North-South Relations
North-South, or developed-emerging economy dealings, are becoming more contentious.
Read more...Brexit Realism: Maybe Voters Were Not Dumb
By David Miles, Imperial College Business School. Originally published as a chapter in the VoxEU ebook, Brexit Beckons: Thinking ahead by leading economists, available to download free of charge To some, the Brexit referendum was a failure by economists to persuade UK voters that leaving the EU would entail major economic costs. This column argues […]
Read more...European Bank Shares Fall Out of Bed as Monte dei Paschi Rescue Fails to Reassure
Investors in European bank shares are in a bit of a panic, and for good reason.
Read more...A New Low: The New York Times’ Children’s Bedtime Story of Private Equity
The New York Times wraps up a feeble yet costly series on private equity with a cringe-maknig slide show.
Read more...The Politically Expedient German Scheme for Eurozone Sovereign Debt Bail-Ins
Yet another half-baked European bail-in plan.
Read more...Strengthening Russo-Turkish Alliance Stokes US-Russian Cold War
John Helmer describes why an upcoming meeting between Erdogan and Putin could represent a significant geopolitical shift.
Read more...Scotland Disses Theresa May by Reviving Anti-Inequality Law She Loathes
Another min-joust between the UK and Scotland, this on an innovative anti-inequality stipulation.
Read more...Did Germany Just Blink?
Germany just cut Spain and Portugal some budgetary slack. What’s driving this unexpected outbreak of reasonableness?
Read more...Italian Bank Failures Could Disintegrate the EU
How bad is the Italian banking mess?
Read more...How ‘Competitiveness’ Became One of the Great Unquestioned Virtues of Contemporary Culture
How political authority has legitimated and promoted the questionable goal of competitiveness.
Read more...Contradictions at the Kitchen Table: Sanders, Obama, and Clinton at the Democratic National Convention
The power imbalance between labor and capital, as revealed by Presidential speeches at the Democrat National Convention.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Obama Said Hillary Will Continue His Legacy – and Indeed She Will!
An update on Hillary’s coronation.
Read more...EU Gives UK a Brexit Poke in the Eye by Appointing Michel Barnier, Nemesis of the City, as Key Negotiator
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker achieved a significant win by appointing Michel Barnier as a lead Brexit negotiator.
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