Curious

How long for Turkey? How long's a piece of string?

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:17:37 PST

Turkey should be part of the EU by now; it is a very important/strategic member of NATO and is important for security. My view of Turkey is that it continues to perform well as an economy. Its...

Coming soon......Turkey and EU accession

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:40:12 PST

My views on this debate will be posted shortly..... Image from www.europeunited.orgThese are just views with the caveat that reality is...

Been away for a while

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:14:27 PDT

Hello people, Apologies for the long period of silence. I have been incredibly busy but will be back very soon. Keep blogging. CuriousThese are just views with the caveat that reality is...

Development summarised (somewhat)

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:27:45 PDT

I saw this link this at C'est vrai. Absolutely fantastic. The World Bank and IMF should watch this (and probably NGOs). It is a cartoon book that summarises the western development idea and the real...

The status quo principle and the Middle East

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:53:59 PDT

Catallaxy writes an interesting peice, illuminating various schools of ideas surrounding the middle east crisis. Some excerpts are as follows:"The west exported Marxism and nationalism to the rest of...

Good people do nothing

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:58:34 PDT

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke Alexcia write's a refreshing piece covering the Israel-Lebanon crisis, amongst other issues. The post starts:"As...

WTO chit chat - ad nauseam!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:30:34 PDT

Why, oh why do we still have trade rounds??????>This is one issue in which the outcome is known by even the most illiterate in the remotest part of the world. Today's Financial Times provides an...

Dollar safe haven? I don't think so!!

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:13:04 PDT

Yes ! the dollar has gained some strength on the back of more risk aversion.Yes ! interest rate arbitrage continues to be a big determinant in which currency will underlie investments.My view is that...

Validated - flow of investor funds into poor countries

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:39:36 PDT

Well, the ink is barely dry (metaphorically) on the recent piece that I wrote titled Political uncertainty - a money machine, where I highlighted that poor countries will very soon find themselves...

Pic of the week - wimbledon?

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:24:29 PDT

Click to enlarge From the Econimist magazineThese lot aren't seeded, but it's just a matter of time.... These are just views with the caveat that reality is...

Political uncertainty - a money machine

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:14:18 PDT

The first priority for developed countries was to maximise their own growth, achieve high levels of prosperity, enviable living standards, high standards of education, etc. Heavy protectionism is...

Inflation oversight goes a long way

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:10:36 PDT

So the global economy has had broad money supply (M3) growth outstripping money GDP growth since the year 2000. The outcome is not rocket science. > What happens when there is excess liquidity in the...

The cost of the Iraq war, in context

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 May 2006 08:17:14 PDT

By Martin Wolf of the Financial Times. > Definitely worth a read, but if you haven't got a subscription, listen to his free podcast here instead."Before the Iraq war began, Lawrence Lindsey, then...

Hands off the internet

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 May 2006 07:15:15 PDT

Click here to watch a very short flash presentation about how regulation is attempting to change the internet. If you blog, etc, it affects you because it may eventually affect your [civil] rights...

Teleshopping - guns for sale !!

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 May 2006 07:20:10 PDT

This is a poignant illustration by Oxfam. If it comes across as ridiculous (the concept of it), then the sad truth is that for those that deal in arms trade, it is as simple/ridiculous as what you...

Answer to Asia’s rise is not to retreat

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 May 2006 07:51:57 PDT

Martin Wolf of the Financial Times presents (in a podcast) the facts about how developed economies should respond to up and coming Asian economies. It is refreshing, and he utilises basic pure...

Dollar - appreciating or depreciating?

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 May 2006 01:51:23 PDT

The markets are confusing many, myself included. This is a time when even seemingly positive information is working against the respective home currency for "other" reasons. Let me explain. When the...

So, why are economists different?

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Wed, 03 May 2006 06:32:08 PDT

...because they do it in an edgeworth box. Sorry, I couldn't resist!! So, here's a paper that explores why economists are different from the rest of society. I don't know where I stand on it,...

Efficiency bias

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:10:04 PDT

Chris Dillow (author of Investors Chronicle page 42 comment, and Stumbling and mumbling blog) asked in the Investors Chronicle dated 31st Mar - 6th April, why people don't believe that markets are...

The truth is stranger than fiction

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:07:31 PST

What is the biggest threat to globalisation and an increase in social welfare? You and me! > (NB: The above conclusion did not require any econometric regressions or cointegration. The magic...

Work ethic? What work ethic?

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 01:41:49 PST

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You get what you pay for?

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:58:58 PST

See this interesting paper by Freakonomics (pdf) about how estate agents exploit informational asymmetry to their advantage and at the expense of their clients. I suppose this finding is consistent...

UK budget 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:48:47 PST

“Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.” - Frédéric Bastiat. Some good news though, the Chancellor announced a sharp...

Validation of the “uber-modern” economists

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:26:34 PST

Martin Wolf of the Financial Times writes today about "why a long-term bet on the stock market may disappoint", an article in which I find my recent post "the uber-modern economist" validated. Mr...

The “uber-modern” economist*

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:41:31 PDT

The case for adaptive economics in an evolving world. Like in Information Technology where a short while is long enough for a graduate/professional to become out of touch with the "real" world,...