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Piscoblue: Alberta's heritage fund ($15B).... no comment
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Friday, February 20, 2009. Alberta's heritage fund ($15B). no comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Albertas heritage fund ($15B). no comment. La crise, un prélude à une autre page d'histoire. Blog d'un économiste du travail. Mots et maux de la politique. View my complete profile.
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Piscoblue: Managing expectations
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Thursday, January 29, 2009. Over the last month the Bank of Canada has shown that is suffers from this delusion of grandeur. In December the Bank told us the recession would be deep and prolonged. This week the announcement is of a short recession. So short, in fact, all will be back to normal by 2010. While this goes smack against the forecasts of more venerable institutions. February 13, 2009 at 2:19 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Macroeconomic policy when we need it. View my complete profile.
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Piscoblue: November 2008
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Thursday, November 20, 2008. Quick reaction to the Throne Speech. The weakening of the federal government will shift into a higher gear this year as the Conservatives will slash chunks away from pensions, benefits and salaries of the civil service. Crise économique oblige, I hear Harper saying. Wednesday, November 19, 2008. A last, Alberta may be coming to its senses. Alberta has been told to start saving. But Norway has been running its fund longer, right? There were about 700 publicly listed firms in t...
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Piscoblue: March 2009
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009. I am now taking bets for the first quarter of 2009's gdp. Growth rate. My money is on the outlier, Merrill, with a 9% contraction. April 23rd, the numbers are in: -7.3%! Far from the Bank's -4.8% and only just under the worst 'outlier' at 9%. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). La crise, un prélude à une autre page d'histoire. Blog d'un économiste du travail. Mots et maux de la politique. View my complete profile.
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Piscoblue: Taking bets...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009. I am now taking bets for the first quarter of 2009's gdp. Growth rate. My money is on the outlier, Merrill, with a 9% contraction. April 23rd, the numbers are in: -7.3%! Far from the Bank's -4.8% and only just under the worst 'outlier' at 9%. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). La crise, un prélude à une autre page d'histoire. Blog d'un économiste du travail. Mots et maux de la politique. View my complete profile.
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Piscoblue: Stephen Harper and Canada's subrime market
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Saturday, December 13, 2008. Stephen Harper and Canada's subrime market. In today's Globe and Mail put the pieces together and explains how the Conservatives' 2006 budget opened the door to the issuance of high risk mortgages in Canada. The new rules encouraged the entry of such U.S. players as American International Group – the world's largest insurance company – and Triad Guarantee Inc. of Winston-Salem, N.C. Former Triad chief executive officer Mark Tonnesen. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Piscoblue: Deconstructing Ottawa
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Thursday, November 20, 2008. Quick reaction to the Throne Speech. The weakening of the federal government will shift into a higher gear this year as the Conservatives will slash chunks away from pensions, benefits and salaries of the civil service. Crise économique oblige, I hear Harper saying. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A last, Alberta may be coming to its senses. Layoffs, more layoffs and then, perhaps, file for . Jim Flaherty: Stand up comic. Our revered Canadian banking system.
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Piscoblue: January 2009
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Thursday, January 29, 2009. Over the last month the Bank of Canada has shown that is suffers from this delusion of grandeur. In December the Bank told us the recession would be deep and prolonged. This week the announcement is of a short recession. So short, in fact, all will be back to normal by 2010. While this goes smack against the forecasts of more venerable institutions. Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Macroeconomic policy when we need it. On macroeconomic policy and recessions.
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Piscoblue: Macroeconomic policy when we need it
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Macroeconomic policy when we need it. The process of searching for a job myself taking up all my attention, posts have been and will be scarce until it comes to some conclusion. In the mean time, here is an excellent post. On macroeconomic policy and recessions. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Macroeconomic policy when we need it. La crise, un prélude à une autre page d'histoire. Blog d'un économiste du travail. Mots et maux de la politique. View my complete profile.
