Economist’s View links to a post on the Vox EU site by Hans Gersbach. At the start of the post Mark Thoma states: I have argued many times that the Fed should have two roles. It should conduct monetary policy, and it should be the primary regulator of the financial system. However, not everyone agrees. …
Monthly Archive: February 2010
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Feb
22
2010
Exaggerating the benefits of adult community education
This is a “sister post” to a discussion on the adult community education market over at the Education Directions blog. Dave Guerin has substantially more knowledgeable about the industry then I do, and his comments are well worth reading. I offered to do a small post discussing the “benefits of ACE” which have been bandied …
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Feb
21
2010
Football interlude: Go to the Phoenix game
We (the Phoenix) have a home “semi” today. Now the use of the word semi is strange – if we win, we play the Newcastle Jets. If we win that we play the loser of the two legged playoff between Sydney and Melbourne. If we win that, we play the winner of the two legged …
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Feb
19
2010
A $150,000 pay increase?
David Farrar states that this is how Labour has framed the idea of tax cuts – a $150,000 pay increase for Jack Paul Reynolds, and only a few dollars for the rest of us. David states that we must look at the macroeconomic impact, and that we can’t focus on who gets what, specifically he …
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Feb
16
2010
Technology: Dystopia or utopia?
Nick Rowe has a great post on technology and labour. Fundamentally, it states that, one day, increases technology and improving capital will replace labour, destroying demand for labour. I was discussing a similar issue with Linuxlover on Twitter (and who blogs here). Both men seemed to imply that such a situation could be a bad …
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Feb
15
2010
Hmmm, suspicious … (New Zealand as a financial hub)
I have nothing against the idea of a “financial hub” per see. We can make an argument for “infant industries” or “positive spillovers” to justify government involvement. However, the burden of proof is on those making the claims. That is why the Herald story on this makes me suspicious. Making New Zealand an international finance …
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