TheBestScientificImagesOf 2013 http://feedly.com/k/1cXaOli It is a slow Saturday with virtually no financial, economic or any other news, so what better way to spend it than looking at the coolest non-financerelatedimages of the past year. Without further ado, here they are, courtesyofWired: thebestscientificvisualizationsof 2013. * * * 1. TheMathematicsof Familiar Strangers We live in an image-dominated age, and popular science abounds with visuals: eye–poppingphotographs, gorgeousgraphics and … Seguir leyendo The Best Scientific Images Of 2013

GDPandlifesatisfaction: New evidence http://feedly.com/k/1h6aN3w The link between higher national income and higher national life satisfaction is critical to economic policymaking. This column presents new evidence that the connection is hump-shaped. There is a clear, positive relation in the poorer nations and regions, but it flattens out at around $30,000–$35,000, and then turns negative. shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo GDP and life satisfaction: New evidence

48.6% ofSpaniardsAged 18-24 WouldTakeAny Job, Anywhere, forLowWages; IkeaSpainGets 100,000 Applicantsfor 400 Jobs; Walmart, McDonaldsComparison http://feedly.com/k/1kvI5Ou In contrast to McDonalds’ workers in the US demanding $15 an hour wages, AlmosthalfofyoungSpaniardsacceptany job, anywhere, despitelowsalary 48.6% of Spaniards aged 18 to 24 said they would accept any job, anywhere and even with a low income. 84.9% felt very or fairly likely to have to work on what is … Seguir leyendo 48.6% of Spaniards Aged 18-24 Would Take Any Job, Anywhere, for Low Wages; Ikea Spain Gets 100,000 Applicants for 400 Jobs; Walmart, McDonalds Comparison

Euro andSterlingto New Highs? http://feedly.com/k/1iZKQpn Our analysis of the foreign exchange market has emphasized that what many see as the US dollar’s decline has largely limited to the euro and sterling. On a broader basis, the dollar has been appreciating. The Bank of England trade weighted measure of the US dollar, which is updated daily, had appreciated almost 4% since testing the year’s low almost … Seguir leyendo Euro and Sterling to New Highs?

EuropeanPeripheralStocksExplodedHigherThisWeek http://feedly.com/k/KPsAkQ Even Draghi proclaimed anyone calling the crisis over as ‘premature’ but that was ignored by the fast-money momo chasers looking for where to rotate their cash on the sidelines as US momentum fades. Greece, Portugal, and Spain stocks literally exploded higher this week: Greece +7.7% – bestweekin 8 monthsPortugal +4.7% – bestweekin 9 monthsSpain +4.98% – bestweekin 16 months Sounds right?! Efficient markets, … Seguir leyendo European Peripheral Stocks Exploded Higher This Week

CÓMO ASUMIR UNA HORRIBLE VERDAD… http://feedly.com/k/KJ1F9w “En la obra Réquiem por una especie:¿Por qué nos resistimos a la verdad sobre el cambio climático? Clive Hamilton describe el lúgubre consuelo derivado de aceptar que “el catastrófico cambio climático es algo virtualmente seguro”. … Asumir emocionalmente el desastre que nos aguarda, lograr comprender a un nivel visceral que la élite en el poder no responderá racionalmente ante … Seguir leyendo CÓMO ASUMIR UNA HORRIBLE VERDAD…