DemocracyandExtremism http://feedly.com/k/19NK0q6 An age-old question in political theory is how democracies, particularly democracies trying to be inclusive to use the terminology ofWhyNationsFail, should deal with extremist groups. If inclusiveness is about preventing the monopolization of political power in the hands of any segment of society or the sidelining of different opinions by the dominant ideology, perhaps giving some public space even to unsavory views and … Seguir leyendo Democracy and Extremism

Resumen de las conclusiones centrales del informe IPCC 2013 http://feedly.com/k/1hVqqJg Queridos lectores, Víctor Wilches, lector de este blog, ha preparado un excelente resumen de los puntos clave del reciente informe elaborado por el Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático. Ya comentó Carlos de Castro que el IPCC se ha vuelto quizá demasiado cauto a la hora de valorar la rapidez y profundidad de los impactos de … Seguir leyendo Resumen de las conclusiones centrales del informe IPCC 2013

AdministeredPricesintheEurozone: SomeEmpirical Data http://feedly.com/k/1bzpEA9 Fabiani et al. (2006) provide empirical evidence of the extent of administered prices in Eurozone nations from a number of surveys and studies. The data are below: Nation | Total PercentageofMarkupPrices Belgium | 46% Spain | 52% Italy | 42% Netherlands | 56% Portugal | 65% Euro Area | 54% (average for whole Euro Area) (Fabiani et al. 2006: 18, Table … Seguir leyendo Administered Prices in the Eurozone: Some Empirical Data

¿Por qué el pp quiere privatizar hospitales en castilla la mancha? El Partido Popular, desde que entró en el Gobierno de Castilla la Mancha ha comenzado una campaña de desprestigio de la que, hasta ahora, era una de las señas de identidad de España. Su Servicio de Salud Pública, que era la envidia del mundo. Pero, ¿porqué intentar destruir algo en lo que somos una … Seguir leyendo ¿Por qué el pp quiere privatizar hospitales en castilla la mancha?

ProfessorFama’s ‘Nobel’ Prizetoxictheoryexplained http://feedly.com/k/170zDkm Readers have requested a summary of the Efficient Market Hypothesis, which is in the news again as a result of the ‘Nobel’ Prize award to Professor Eugene Fama – see this instant reaction on the matter). In what follows the reader can peruse very brief presentations of the triad of toxic theories that undermined macroeconomic […] shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Professor Fama’s ‘Nobel’ Prize toxic theory explained

De ser esto cierto la verdad es que es como para echarse a temblar PetrolIncreasebecauseTradersCan’tRead http://feedly.com/k/166HT1p We all know that it’s not actually the message that is important but the way that the words are interpreted by those reading them. Never has that been more important than with Twitter. You only get 140 characters, which might be too much when we read some of the … Seguir leyendo Petrol Increase because Traders Can’t Read