Monday, November 9, 2009

"[C]reating a new entitlement program, which, once established, will be virtually impossible to rescind"

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Confessions of an ObamaCare Backer . WSJ Editorial A liberal explains the political calculus. The Wall Street Journal, page A24 The typical ...

Guidance to Assess the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions, Markets and Instruments: Initial Considerations Report & Background Paper

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Guidance to Assess the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions, Markets and Instruments: Initial Considerations Report & Backgroun...
Saturday, November 7, 2009

At the Ends of the World: Projects at Remote Locations

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At the Ends of the World: Projects at Remote Locations . By Fabio Teixeira de Melo, PMP PMI eNews, Nov 06, 2009 We have all heard that the w...

A ground-breaking study shows that New York City's calorie labeling law is ineffective

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After Calorie Warnings, Diners Order More Calories . By ALLYSIA FINLEY A ground-breaking study shows that New York City's calorie labeli...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

When Regulators Fail - 'Systemic risk' is not only for banks

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When Regulators Fail . WSJ Editorial 'Systemic risk' is not only for banks. WSJ, Nov 04, 2009 Financial Services Authority chief Ada...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Implementing US Gov't Wildlife Surveillance Project to Detect and Predict Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Implementing USAID Wildlife Surveillance Project to Detect and Predict Emerging Infectious Diseases USAID, November 3, 2009 [There is a coll...

America's Natural Gas Revolution - A 'shale gale' of unconventional and abundant U.S. gas is transforming the energy market

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America's Natural Gas Revolution . By DANIEL YERGIN AND ROBERT INESON A 'shale gale' of unconventional and abundant U.S. gas is ...
Monday, November 2, 2009

CIT's Bankruptcy Lesson - Treasury proves it can't identify systemic risk

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CIT's Bankruptcy Lesson . WSJ Editorial Treasury proves it can't identify systemic risk. The Wall Street Journal, page A20 The $2.3 ...
Saturday, October 31, 2009

Bank Regulation and the Resolution of Banking Crises course: PDFs of articles

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hi, I found useful to get the electronic version of the PDFs of these articles/texts in the Bank Regulation and the Resolution of Banking Cr...
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Six Steps to Revitalize the Financial System

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Six Steps to Revitalize the Financial System . By SANFORD I. WEILL, former chairman and CEO of Citigroup, AND JUDAH S. KRAUSHAAR, managing p...
Friday, October 23, 2009

The Chamber of Commerce is only the latest target of the Chicago Gang in the White House

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The Chicago Way . By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL The Chamber of Commerce is only the latest target of the Chicago Gang in the White House. WSJ, Oc...

Don't be fooled by the bond market. Banks are holding prices down because they can buy Treasurys with free money from the Fed

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Preventing the Next Financial Crisis . By ALLAN H. MELTZER Don't be fooled by the bond market. Banks are holding prices down because the...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Wage controls are politically easier than genuine reforms

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Our New Paymasters . WSJ Editorial Wage controls are politically easier than genuine reforms. The Wall Street Journal, page A20, Oct 23, 200...

Brown v. King - Politicians hate hearing their subsidies contributed to the crisis

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Brown v. King . WSJ Editorial Politicians hate hearing their subsidies contributed to the crisis. WSJ, Oct 22, 2009 Gordon Brown gave the Ba...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Industry views: The U.S. doubles down on solar subsidies while Europe retreats

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The U.S. doubles down on solar subsidies while Europe retreats IER, Oct 19, 2009 The cap and trade bills circulating in Congress (such as H....
Monday, October 19, 2009

Calomiris: We can solve the too-big-to-fail problem without losing the benefits of a global financial system

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In the World of Banks, Bigger Can Be Better . By CHARLES CALOMIRIS We can solve the too-big-to-fail problem without losing the benefits of a...