Bull Market

Dan DaviesApr 3, 20159 min read

A Cynic’s Guide To Fintech

Several business models that are bound to fail — and a few that might have a chance

A pal working in and around the VC industry asked me the other week what I thought about financial technology, or as…

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Duncan WeldonMar 282 min read

Labour Bargaining Power and the Luddite Fear

Technological change is as old as history.

In fact, in the broadest of sweeps, the economic history of mankind is a story of technological change, rising productivity and rising living standards.

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J. Bradford DeLongMar 18, 20151 min read

What Game Is the Federal Reserve Playing?

The Federal Reserve:

Now expects to be more patient in their plans of when and how far they will raise interest rates than they were last December.
Just removed the sentence in which they said they would be…

James KwakSep 16, 20154 min read

Bernie Sanders Wants to Spend $18 Trillion: So What?

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Dan DaviesSep 17, 20147 min read

One bank’s cost is another firm’s revenue

Could the current state of bank regulation be a bonanza for software and consulting…

James KwakApr 21, 20154 min read

The economics and politics of Thomas the Tank Engine

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The Dysfunctions of Sodor Railways

Or, why does Sir Topham Hatt still have a job?

Duncan WeldonApr 21, 20155 min read

The economics and politics of Thomas the Tank Engine

In my last post on Medium, I attempted to invent a new genre — the half finished blog post. Or rather 5 unfinished blog posts. I’m not sure I entirely succeeded.

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James KwakMay 21, 20152 min read

The Case for Law School

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The Case for Law School, Part 2

Data v. Anecdote

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Ken RosenMay 25, 20153 min read

My son has $23.6 billion. How is yours doing?

[Folks, thanks for the reads and kind comments. If interested, the story below…

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Duncan WeldonFeb 164 min read

How does capital respond to a labour shortage?

An article in the Wall Street Journal last week got me thinking again about of the bigger medium term questions in macroeconomics. Namely, what should we be worrying about more: not enough workers or not enough jobs?