Category: Economics
Kenya National Treasury announces round II Euro Bond
Kenya National Treasury announces round II Euro Bond This announcement was made on 22 Feb 2018. Further, the the Kenya National Treasury indicated that the Euro bond is valued at USD$2 billion. […]
Dr. Dambisa Moyo Biography: Economist Extraordinaire
Dr. Dambisa Moyo Biography: Economist Extraordinaire By Risper Buyeke Dr. Dambisa Moyo was born in Lusaka, Zambia, she is a formidable lady with a PhD in economics from Oxford, a Masters from […]
Janet Yellen’s Term as Federal Reserve Chairperson Ends
Janet Yellen’s Term as Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ends The good Janet Yellen (71) was praised for moving the US economy from crisis to stability. She will be succeeded by Jerome Powell. […]
Call for Revision of Curriculum on Macroeconomics
Call for Revision of Curriculum on Macroeconomics In October 2012, Professors Wendy Carlin of University College London and David Soskice of London School of Economics made concrete proposals on how to improve […]
WHY GET AN ECONOMICS PHD?
WHY GET AN ECONOMICS PhD? Easy to get a job There are many business schools around the world which hire graduates with Economics PhDs. You can work as a well paid consultant, […]
Memoirs of Ludwig von Mises: Part 1
Memoirs of Ludwig Von Mises: Part 1 In 2018, I have resolved to read more books to put grace into my writing style. I’ll not give up on this resolve. Ludwig Von […]
Economics Data Revolution
Economics Data Revolution The Bloomberg view has published a great blog post by Noah Smith titled: The Economics Data Revolution. The author points out the Economics is generally moving away from use […]
Brexit trade shocks on employment
Brexit trade shocks on employment Brexit means British exit from the European Union (EU). Most recently published research findings on effects of Brexit by Hylke Vandenbussche, Wouter Simons and William Connell has […]
JOB SEPARATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY
JOB SEPARATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY Ayako Kondo, the Associate Professor of Economics at the Institute of Social Science in Tokyo Japan has penned a great article on job separation and geographical mobility. […]
Barry Ritholtz: A Financial Blogger with A difference
Barry Ritholtz: A Financial Blogger with A difference Barry Ritholtz is a blogger and a co-founder and chief Investment Officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management which was launched in 2013. Barry Ritholtz is […]
FEATURES OF A GOOD ECONOMIC MODEL
FEATURES OF A GOOD ECONOMIC MODEL A good Economic model should be able to make data “talk” even highly complex models should lead to simple displays of data. Many researchers have found […]
ROMAN EMPIRE INFLATION
ROMAN EMPIRE INFLATION Here is what inflation did to the Roman Empire. Roman Empire was one of the most powerful political entities in the world. It was a super-power in terms of […]
New Zealand May Ban Foreigners from Purchasing Homes
New Zealand May Ban Foreigners from Purchasing Homes “We’ve agreed on banning the purchase of existing homes by foreign buyers.” Ms Ardern Read More: What can Kenya learn from Alaska Tax Refunds […]
The Iron Law of Convergence
The Iron Law of Convergence The Iron Law of Convergence refers to the tendency of poor countries or nations to catch up with rich countries. The existence of the Iron Law was […]
What is the difference between Bail-outs and Bail-ins
What is the difference between Bail-outs and Bail-ins In this article, we will look at the bail-outs and bail-ins and what can be done to make them more effective. The public bailouts […]
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IS LOOKING FOR A NEW CHAIR
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IS LOOKING FOR A NEW CHAIR The Federal Reserve Bank of United States of America has been under the leadership of Madam Janet Yellen. Analysts and observers have said […]
Sverker Johansson: The man who has created 3 million Wikipedia Pages
Sverker Johansson: The man who has created 3 million Wikipedia Pages Sverker Johansson is a man on a mission. He created over 3 million Wikipedia pages all in Swedish. He is currently […]
William Baumol: The Prolific Economics Writer
William Baumol: The Prolific Economics Writer William Baumol was one of the most prolific economists of his time. He was born in South Bronx. Baumol is credited for having written an excess […]
Moneyness by JP Koning is an economics Goldmine
Moneyness by JP Koning is an economics Goldmine I’m happy to report that today I came across this economics goldmine by JP Koning called Moneyness. This is a very elaborate blog by […]
