Farewell Espressoholic, Although I have not frequented you for a while, I will never forget the gift you gave to me – the gift of Jägermeister. I first enjoyed this beverage with you – and I will continue to consume it when you are gone. For a fleeting moment before each shot I will be […]
It appears that more details on the nine day fortnight will be avaliable over the coming days – excellent. I am looking forward to having this element of the policy explained to me: Affected workers would spend the 10th day of their working fortnight in training or education, paid for by the Government. Where exactly […]
Roger J Kerr at the Rates Blog uses the following graph to state that GDP growth will recover sharply over the coming year. Source (Rates Blog) Although it is a pretty picture – it only tells us part of the story. And it does not imply that we will see a sharp rise in economic […]
A quote that currently hold resonance with me: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. This quote is often misattributed to Voltaire – in fact, before I fact checked it today I thought it was a quote from Voltaire. This quote helps me find […]
Personally, I hold an interest in social sciences outside of economics. The only problem is that I have even less knowledge about these other social sciences than I do about economics. As a result, I was glad to see this post on the four major “traditions” of sociology: Hard core interactionism/social constructionism Critical social theory. […]
Dani Rodrik’s blog can be found here. I found this quote insightful: “The problem wasn’t with the economics but with the economists.” Theories and models are tools, but “we have fixated on one of the possible hundreds of models and elevated that above the others,” he said, referring to free market theory. “We form a […]