Archive for 2007
Sub-Prime Primer
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The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (#11)
A series of blog entries by D&S collective member Larry Peterson. With all the turmoil on the markets over the past week, a bit of attention has been diverted from the labor unrest taking place in France. Last Thursday, transport, electricity and gas unions led a one-day strike against the new Sarkozy government’s attempts to ...Read more.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (#10)
A series of blog entries by D&S collective member Larry Peterson. The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to three Americans (one Russian-born) for their work on “Mechanism-Design Theory.” The three, Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson, developed sophisticated mathematical models derived from game theory in an attempt to reveal rules and conditions ...Read more.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (#9)
A series of blog entries by D&S collective member Larry Peterson. A couple of weeks ago I went to see my dad for his birthday, and there I came across an article in Newsweek from May (for some reason, Dad keeps issues from months ago strewn around the living room, while more recent issues are ...Read more.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (#8)
A series of blog entries by D&S collective member Larry Peterson. Last Wednesday, the United Auto Workers reached an agreement with General Motors, averting a strike that many thought would force General Motors into bankruptcy—or consign the union (and possibly the lion’s share of the whole labor movement) into a position of irrelevance in the ...Read more.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (#7)
A series of blog entries by D&S collective member Larry Peterson. It’s been about a week since the Fed spoon-fed investors the elixir they’d probably priced into the markets for some time anyway, and the euphoria of the first two or three days is being replaced by more apprehension about the underlying calamities which the ...Read more.
The Bloodless Revolution, part 2 of 2: a Review of Peter Barnes' Capitalism 3.0
An Econ-Utopia, brought to you by the Center for Popular Economics. By Jonathan Teller-Elsberg, CPE Staff Economist It’s worth remembering that commons already exist, lots of them, in various places and parts of the world’s economies. Most often, however, they are informal arrangements—holdovers from before the rise of modern market capitalism. In general, commons are ...Read more.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (#6)
A series of blog entries by D&S collective member Larry Peterson. Neoliberals are a funny bunch. Always eager to celebrate the dignity and efficiency of the individual, they are increasingly faced with the uncomfortable fact that the worthy individuals themselves reject the very individualistic principles the neoliberals say underpin their individuality. A tricky wicket, indeed. ...Read more.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (#5)
A series of blog entries by D&S collective member Larry Peterson. Note: After a month of (utterly futile) job-searching, I am ready to resume my blog responsibilities. As usual, I am going to be aiming for one 700-1,000 word entry a week. The stock market sell-offs in all the major markets of last week appear ...Read more.
The Bloodless Revolution, part 2 of 2: a Review of Peter Barnes' Capitalism 3.0
The Bloodless Revolution, part 2 of 2: a Review of Peter Barnes’ Capitalism 3.0 [See part one here] By Jonathan Teller-Elsberg, CPE Staff Economist An Econ-Utopia, brought to you by the Center for Popular Economics. It’s worth remembering that commons already exist, lots of them, in various places and parts of the world’s economies. Most ...Read more.
