the end of 20th century finance
A eulogy for 20th century finance by one of its greatest poets… The End...
Category Archives: finance & economics
conspiracy theory
For those still convinced that the Federal Reserve is the lynchpin in some grander...
china inc.
This counter-factual analysis of China’s path toward capitalism reveals that the country’s biggest cities...
princely finance
This brief history of regal extortion draws some parallels to today’s “sinister” Federal Reserve,...
housing freefall
This time series from Robert Shiller puts recent house price fluctuations and their associated...
next shoe to drop
With all eyes on traditional residential mortgages, analysts are now looking for clues in...
the physics of failure
Faith in the underlying mechanics of portfolio theory and market efficiency has certainly contributed...
how to close a hedge fund
Few people will escape from this crisis with enough reputability to scream “I told...
sanity check
Words of cautious wisdom from the celebrated biographer of risk, back in November of...
the great black north
As Canadians flock to the polls later this month, quietly supplying 22% of America’s...
the elusive bottom
Even market cheerleaders are struggling to find good news to rally around these days....
the world is fat
Further commentary on the interconnected themes of income disparity, agricultural inflation, and selective de-globalization,...
hot potato
As financial institutions continue to navel gaze in the aftermath of the credit crisis,...
command and control
As markets continue to reel from the too-little-too-late conservative ethos that is snaking its...
capitalism 2.0
Social entrepreneurship is at the heart of Capitalism 2.0, and the country’s leading minds...
speculations on an oil tariff
Assuming that the United States decides to impose a $25 per barrel tariff on...
question 3
An excerpt from the mid-term “problem set” in ENR-302… 3. The country of Xanadu...
the geopolitics of dope
Another interesting analysis on the trade-off between economics and security. In this case, the...
private risk, public reward
An expanded look at the role corporations and hospitable business environments have played in...
Tata Nano and the Birth of a Middle Class
CAMBRIDGE, MA–It’s been a pretty stellar decade so far in the world’s largest democracy....