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Mark Carney: Britain's Celebrity Central Banker

Global EconomyMoney and BankingPolitical Theory

Blog4 hours ago

As in much of the globe, central bankers in Britain are quickly replacing elected politicians as the most visible and powerful public officials. 

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Why They Keep Trade Deals Secret

Global EconomyPolitical Theory

Blog12 hours ago

The TTIP is the latest agreement in which the voters and taxpayers are prohibited from seeing the laws they will soon be forced to follow.

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Ignorance Is More Costly in Politics than in Markets

The EntrepreneurCalculation and KnowledgePolitical TheoryValue and Exchange

Blog10/16/2016

Not understanding how politics works will prove to be much more harmful than ignorance about how markets work.

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Interest Rates and the Marshmallow Test

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

People have a natural preference for having good things now instead of having them later. This is a problem for advocates of negative interest rates.

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The Week in Review: October 15, 2016

Media and CultureStrategyMoney and BankingPolitical Theory

Blog10/14/2016

We are less than a month away from the election and it can not be over soon enough.

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The Case for Unilateral Free Trade

Blog10/13/2016

We can have free trade now by declaring it unilaterally. The motto should be: liberalize first, negotiate later.

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