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Europe, the EU and the euro 2012
December 14, 2012, 6 Comments

Europe will be forged in crises, and will be the sum of the solutions adopted for those crises – Jean Monnet Backg ...

Economists and economics 2009
July 27, 2012, Comments Off on Economists and economics 2009

27 July 2012 Why are (almost all) economists unaware of Milton Friedman’s thermostat? (Worthwhile Canadian initiat ...

WTO 2008-2012
July 16, 2012, 2 Comments

16 July World Trade Report 2012 Trade and public policies: A closer look at non-tariff measures in the 21st century Incr ...

Japan 2011-2012
July 13, 2012, Comments Off on Japan 2011-2012

China, Japan, Taiwan and the East China Sea (The Diplomat) Although the sovereignty dispute between China, Japan and Tai ...

Jacques Clément OWN R.I.P.
July 11, 2012, 15 Comments

See also Wednesday-Night.com for photos: “We miss Jacques Clément” [slide show] and for much more on Jacque ...

Wednesday Night #1583
July 4, 2012, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1583

Wednesday Nighters have fond memories of Jacques Clément, who passed away this week. Impeccably dressed, with a strong ...

Canada and emerging markets
July 2, 2012, Comments Off on Canada and emerging markets

Changing Global Reality (.pdf) Since 2009, nearly all the world’s growth has come from emerging powerhouses led by Chi ...

ABCP Crisis Update
February 16, 2012, 1 Comment

Investors burned by ABCP set for settlement (Globe & Mail) Investors who were caught up in the asset-backed commerci ...

U.S. Economy 2011 Part II
January 7, 2012, 2 Comments

The Dismal Economic Outlook For The New Year by Paul Craig Roberts (Foreign Policy Journal) Jobs offshoring, financial d ...

Year-end 2011 Summary
December 31, 2011, Comments Off on Year-end 2011 Summary

ANALYSIS | How historic was 2011? (CBC) You know it’s an unusual year when Time magazine’s coveted Person of ...

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