Derek KaknesDot-Com Bubble 1997–2001A financial or economic bubble is commonly defined as an irrational increase in asset prices, usually constrained to a specific industry or…Nov 26, 2017Nov 26, 2017
Derek KaknesIceland 2008Iceland’s experience during the Great Financial Crisis is another particularly useful example in probing Sovereign Exceptionalism. Iceland…Nov 24, 2017Nov 24, 2017
Derek KaknesSovereign ExceptionalismThat the financial rules that govern sovereign currency issuers are somehow different than those governing other organizations, such as…Nov 23, 2017Nov 23, 2017
Derek KaknesThailand 1997The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 was sparked by a loss of market confidence in the ability of the Thai government to defend its currency…Nov 20, 2017Nov 20, 2017
Derek KaknesMoving Beyond MMTThe financial crisis of 2008 and its corresponding policy responses have sparked much debate about the ability of traditional macroeconomic…Nov 18, 2017Nov 18, 2017
Derek KaknesDr. RobotMany facets of my life are impacted or entwined with the American healthcare system: my family members are doctors and nurses, I have spent…Mar 29, 2017Mar 29, 2017
Derek KaknesThe Internet Comes to LifeSince the election on Tuesday, there has been an alarming increase in the amount of reported acts of open hostility between political…Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016
Derek KaknesThis is the TitleThis week, my girlfriend (that’s her in the photo) was out of town visiting her family in Virginia, leaving me all by myself in our New…Aug 7, 2015Aug 7, 2015