People who would want to avoid reading my dissertation or anything about neoliberalism but nonetheless would like to have some idea about what has been going on in the world of public policy and economic policy in particular ought to … Continue reading
Canada does not have nationally coordinated labour training regime. Why does this matter? Just take a look at what is going on in Alberta. There the oil patch is gearing up for record labour shortages and the federal government is … Continue reading
Since the story broke abut African migrants forcibly dying off the coast of Libya, abandoned by NATO’s humanitarian mission, so many trite remakes have been made. The most common is some variation of, “I am reduced to silence”, or better, “what can I … Continue reading
If the EMH were true then would this sales pitch be a lie? This pitch says that they can pick winners and can avoid losers. Does the EMH imply that winners cannot be persistently picked and losers consistently avoided? Does … Continue reading
What would the press and punditry be saying about this? That would be the tanking of the TSX over the last two days.
“I do think it’s useful to read Keynes. But Greg is right: modern Keynesianism is to be understood through the views of modern Keynesians, not by hunting through the original works for hidden meanings. And modern Keynesians are emphatically not … Continue reading
What is going on in NDP land? Exhibit A: the Progressive Economics Forum. Outside of Erin Weir the posts have all been downright glum. Hello is anybody home? You just fkin took Qubec. Hello get off the Prozac! While there … Continue reading
The implications of last night’s election are by now a series un-knowable knows and hopeless speculations. I am going to make some comments based on a mix of the two. The Conservative majority is huge. In the context of a … Continue reading
Oy Vey! So buddy (Keynes) writes a whole book and Paul (the apostle?) says never mind that because there is a posthumous model and the rest can be forgotten. It is too bad Keynes never talked about the euthanasia of … Continue reading
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