Violent warfare is on the wane, right?

Many optimists think so. But a close look at the statistics suggests that the idea just…

Organized Crime on Wall Street

Why Stringer Bell should have been a Wall Street CEO

The Overall Benefit Cap — a little time bomb under UK buy-to-let housing

As a part time analyst of (and indeed investor in) the UK rental property market, I try to keep an eye on anything that might upset the market. Because of this, I try to stay aware of developments in…

When is a Felony Not a Felony? When You’re a Bank!

Dear Buy-side. You seem very concerned about liquidity. Can I suggest paying for it?

Attention conservation notice: More techie and market-oriented than my normal posts

Let’s just re-engineer the climate

Well, maybe not. Geo-engineering isn’t the easy and painless fix for climate change that many…

Greg Mankiw Forgot What He Teaches

The Follies of First-Year Economics, Part II

The Importance of Taxing Capital

A proposal to slow down the wealth accumulation of the super-rich

What Next For The UK Economy?

Slow growth, more austerity and constitutional uncertainty.

Why Your Wages Aren’t Going Up

Even as the unemployment rate goes down