The Private Equity Deception
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
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Cat-Food Commission, Deficits, etc.
(1) The Cat-Food Commission--Oops!--I Mean the Deficit Commission: Two new articles posted to the D&S website just
Bob Pollin on QE2 and Deflation
I have been feeling guilty about having posted that funny but misleading video yesterday (they made fun of the Fed&
QE2, London Protests, Banks in Trouble
(1) More on QE2: Here is an amusing video (hat-tip to Steve Schnapp of United for a Fair Economy, our
More on Academic Kickbacks
When he read my last post, Rob Larson (author of the cover story in the current issue of D&
An Evening with Fancy Economists
Readers of this blog may remember that I visited the American Academy of Arts and Sciences last spring for a
Banks to Cash in on QE2 (Yves Smith)
More on QE2--just hit my inbox, an interview with Yves Smith of Naked Capitalism on the Real News Network; sounds
Nov/Dec Issue, QE2, etc.
[This posting's potentially irrelevant image--one taken by me, around the corner from my place. The marina has been
Why France Matters, plus...
[This post's "possibly irrelevant image" is a detail from the cover of the new edition of
Foreclosures, Temps, Freelancers, etc.
(1) The House that Set off the National Furor over Faulty Foreclosures: That's how a great article in
Foreclosure Trouble, etc.
(1) "Foreclosuregate" and the too-big-to-fail banks: The blogosphere is abuzz about the trouble the big banks seem to
Various items
(1) Emmanuel Saez wins a MacArthur fellowship. With co-author Thomas Piketty, Saez has done great research on income inequality in
More on Rich People; Islamophobia at Harvard
(1) Follow-up on yesterday's post: If you didn't get your fill of the controversy about the