Saturday, January 30, 2016
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China: There are a handful of themes out there on recent market action that are either totally wrong or otherwise highly misleading.
Brazil's Easy-Money Problem
Brazil's Easy-Money Problem: Brazil is undergoing what is considered its worst economic crisis in seventy years, and there is usually no agreement when it comes to the causes of this situation.
The Market Doesn't Solve Problems; People Do
The Market Doesn't Solve Problems; People Do: It is wrongly accepted by many liberals (i.e., libertarians) that most, if not all, social problems can be “solved by the market.” But clearly, the “market” cannot magically solve our problems.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Three Centuries of Boom-Bust in Spain
Three Centuries of Boom-Bust in Spain: For Spain, 1492 was a transcendent year. The discovery of the New World and the vast hordes of gold and new riches was a springboard vaulting Spain from a barely-known kingdom in medieval Europe, to the most influential global power of the day.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Why We Need a Recession
Why We Need a Recession: According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a recession is defined as a “significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months.” Often, this is understood as two consec
Saturday, January 16, 2016
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Friday, January 8, 2016
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- Yavor Stratev
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- I hold a B.A. in Economics from the American University in Bulgaria.
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