In these volatile times, we gotta have some humor. Here's a funny Bernanke montage explaining the monetarian philosophy (i.e., when times are bad, the government should inject/drop money to stimulate the economy). Make sure the music is on--it's the music that makes everything so good:
http://moneyhelicopters.ytmnd.com/
Hat tip to Prof. Mankiw.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
European Econ Forecast
Clever economic weather forecast from the FT:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3af6c64c-9eb6-11dd-98bd-000077b07658.html
Hat tip to Barry "The Big Kahuna" Ritholtz.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3af6c64c-9eb6-11dd-98bd-000077b07658.html
Hat tip to Barry "The Big Kahuna" Ritholtz.
Hoover Institute
The Hoover Institute has a great link to some educational videos:
http://www.hoover.org/multimedia/uk/
Not exactly economics per se, but close enough.
http://www.hoover.org/multimedia/uk/
Not exactly economics per se, but close enough.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
B&N Free Cappuccino Offer (Thru 10/31)
I love cappuccinos. B&N is offering a free one through October 31, 2008:
Barnes and Noble Coupon
Hope it works.
Barnes and Noble Coupon
Hope it works.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Don't Worry, Be Happy
NY Times says many Americans won't be affected by the bailouts because relatively few of them pay any taxes:
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/americans-shouldnt-worry-about-the-bailout/
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/americans-shouldnt-worry-about-the-bailout/
Law: Performance Reviews
Here is an interesting article on whether companies should keep doling out performance reviews:
http://www.hrlawyersblog.com/2008/10/articles/hr-management/getting-rid-of-performance-reviews/
From my experience, performance reviews are used against the employer and constitute one of the few pieces of evidence readily available to a potential plaintiff.
http://www.hrlawyersblog.com/2008/10/articles/hr-management/getting-rid-of-performance-reviews/
From my experience, performance reviews are used against the employer and constitute one of the few pieces of evidence readily available to a potential plaintiff.
Colin Powell on an American
Colin Powell on Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081021/pl_mcclatchy/3078971
There is a picture accompanying this article elsewhere that apparently belongs to Platon for the New Yorker. The picture shows the soldier's mother, Elsheba Khan, clasping her son's tombstone. It is not to be missed:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/09/29/slideshow_080929_platon?slide=16
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081021/pl_mcclatchy/3078971
There is a picture accompanying this article elsewhere that apparently belongs to Platon for the New Yorker. The picture shows the soldier's mother, Elsheba Khan, clasping her son's tombstone. It is not to be missed:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/09/29/slideshow_080929_platon?slide=16
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