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Saturday, 31 March 2012

Worth an arm and a leg...

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or so the expression for valuing something really highly goes. Many economists apply it to top publications - AER, QJE, Emetrica, JPE, RES. ...

Covering the globe - applicants from 40 countries

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A month ago, I showed a little map of the world where our applicants come from. It turned out to be by far the most popular post of the las...
Friday, 30 March 2012

ITFD => Harvard

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Congratulations to Edoardo Campanella (ITFD 2009/10), who just won admission to the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Afte...
Thursday, 29 March 2012

Sex and the Banker - Aristophanes edition

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In Aristophanes' Lystrata , the women end a war by withholding sexual favors. High-end Spanish hookers are now using the same idea, expl...

Going... going...

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In previous years, we had a deadline of March 31 for applications. We decided to be a bit more flexible this year, but the truth is that sch...

Blanchard and Delong on the Greek endgame - and implications for Spain and the future of the Euro

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After the crisis is before the crisis... Olivier Blanchard  (via Brad Delong) has some simple home truths for those who think that Greece ha...

Unrest and Bond Yields

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via Euronews Trouble is - if a country descends into anarchy, the best plans for reform don't help you much. The bond market today defin...
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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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