Category: Regulation

Hansen vs. Krugman: Second (Third and Fourth Order Effect)s Out!

Yesterday’s NYT includes a right royal spat. Well, online it does, at least. In a piece titled Cap and Fade,

It’s incredible what you see if you keep your eyes open. This AP story about Chinese electricity prices popped up

I’m rather surprised by the number of hits I’m still getting on a previous post, which noted the unnecessary complexity

I’m still reading “Carbonomics” and, whilst mulling over some of Stoft’s (plot spoiler alert) somewhat unconvincing arguments for a carbon

The upcoming Lloyds rights issue is in fact quite simple. They are giving shareholders the right to buy ~50p worth

I was much taken by one of Larry Elliott’s pieces for the Guardian a couple of weeks back. Larry identified

Jay Rayner’s review of the Eastside Inn in today’s Observer magazine includes an unforgettable comment about its owner, “chef Bjorn

Richard Branson had an entertaining comment piece in the FT today. He was complaining about Sky’s dominance of the premium

So banks are to be forced not only to hold more capital but also to make “living wills” in order

The debate as to what to do to try to prevent a repeat of what I like to term the