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Beyond Finance
Drawing Ideas, Inspiration and Models from other Fields
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The Food Crises and Political Instability in North Africa and the Middle East
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New England Complex Systems Institute, August 10, 2011 , M. Lagi, K.Z. Bertrand, Y. Bar-Yam
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What Happened to Virtue?
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In the midst of the Great Depression, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon famously advised President Hoover to “liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate farmers, liquidate real estate” instead of propping each industry up with tax dollars. This liquidation doctrine would “purge the rottenness out of the system” and make certain that “people will work harder” and “live a more moral life.”
Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada, September 26, 2012 , James E. Miller
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Ubiquity, Complexity Theory, and Sandpiles
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When things are unstable, it isn’t the last grain of sand that causes the pile to collapse or the slight breeze that causes the ruler on your fingertip to fall. Those are the "proximate" causes. They’re the closest reasons at hand for the collapse. The real reason, though, is the "remote" cause, the farthest reason. The farthest reason is the underlying instability of the system itself.
How Change Happens , John Mauldin, August 17, 2012
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Destroyed in Seconds
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To my knowledge, there has NEVER before been a case (except in war or natural disaster) when a legitimate business has been destroyed so quickly — as what Knight Capital Group (KCG) experienced.
Daily Speculations, August 3, 2012 , Rocky Humbert
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Behind the Great Firewall of China
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Smart Censorship and Air Quality Data in Beijing.
Ted.com, July 2012 , Michatel Anti (aka Jing Zhao)
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The Incredible Jobs Machine
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How can government do the right thing to help productivity and the employment it fosters? Get out of the way. Every government-mandated low-flow toilet, phosphorous-free dishwasher detergent, CFL light bulb, and carbon-emission regulation is another obstacle on the way to a productive, job-creating economy that produces things consumers really want.
WSJ, July 16, 2012 , Andy Kessler
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Could You Survive
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The current issue of Outside magazine has an article called "Could You Survive" with 27 tips on how to survive a shark attack, a cougar attack, an avalanche, falling through ice, and a forest fire. The tips seem very relevant to how to survive in markets.
Daily Speculations, July 16, 2012 , Victor Niederhoffer
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Creative Destruction in Action
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The singular aspect of Moore’s law means that these disruptive forces are becoming more frequent and therefore occurring over a shorter period of time. We should prepare ourselves for some exciting developments over the coming decades.
Lobnek Wealth Management, Newsletter, May 2012 , Altug Ulkumen, CFA, Partner & Chief Investment Officer
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Capturing Value in Global Networks: Apple’s iPad and iPhone
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"We find that Apple continues to capture the largest share of value from these innovations (...) China’s role is much smaller than most casual observers would think."
University of California, Irvine, University of California, Berkeley and Syracuse University , Kenneth L. Kraemer, Greg Linden, and Jason Dedrick
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Declining Trust in Institutions
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A recent polling data confirms a disturbing trend in our society.
Investments Office; Gallup, May 2012
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Themes
Asia
Bonds
Bubbles and Crashes
Business Cycles Central Banks
China
Commodities Contrarian
Corporates
Creative Destruction Credit Crunch
Currencies
Current Account
Deflation Depression
Equity Europe Financial Crisis Fiscal Policy
Germany
Gloom and Doom Gold
Government Debt
Historical Patterns
Household Debt Inflation
Interest Rates
Japan
Market Timing
Misperceptions
Monetary Policy Oil Panics Permabears PIIGS Predictions
Productivity Real Estate
Seasonality
Sovereign Bonds Systemic Risk
Switzerland
Tail Risk
Technology
Tipping Point Trade Balance
U.S.A. Uncertainty
Valuations
Yield
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