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Sunday, 28 February 2010

Will creative accounting help to avoid the wrath of taxpayers?

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It seems that the German (and possibly the French) governments are going to help Greece after all -- but not directly, but by insuring banks...
Friday, 19 February 2010

Evil speculators attack...

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and the Spanish government calls in the secret services. Honestly, I first thought I was reading Private Eye or The Onion when I saw the new...
Thursday, 18 February 2010

Everyone's a winner?

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If you have to rank, rank often -- and everyone is a winner. Economics departments get ranked too, and everyone has a ranking they like. Not...
Thursday, 11 February 2010

Spain keeps shrinking

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Spain is much in the headlines these days. Markets worry about the PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) not being able to meet their ...
Friday, 5 February 2010

If it looks and smells like a bubble... it's probably garlic

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Via the excellent Econbrowser blog comes this intriguing snippet of the garlic market in China (originally from the Washington Post). Wholes...
Monday, 1 February 2010

Desert news

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How weird is that? I had just arrived for my New Year's vac in Muscat, Oman. Having checked into my hotel after the 7 hour flight from F...

Hate Radio and the Genocide

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Job market season is in full swing, and faculty is getting treated to what feels like week after week of five-course meals in a pretty good ...
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Joachim Voth
Zurich, Switzerland
I hold the UBS Chair in Macroeconomics and Financial Markets. My blog contains updates on research findings, observations on economic policy, and thoughts on research.
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