Mentiras criminales – Polinomia 09-10-2013

Hoy hablamos sobre algunas de las mentiras del Régimen del 78: sobre el tratamiento que están recibiendo las cifras del paro presentadas por el Gobierno para esconder la realidad en plena campaña preelectoral, sobre la festividad del 12 de octubre y las mentiras sobre la que está construída y sobre el estado de la educación en España a través del último y bochornoso informe PISA. … Seguir leyendo Mentiras criminales – Polinomia 09-10-2013

¿Qué sostiene al euro? – Economía Directa 08-10-2013

Hoy hablamos en profundidad sobre el euro: cómo fue creado, en qué contexto y con qué intención, qué problemas tiene en la actualidad, quién está soportando el euro y por qué razones. También hablamos sobre el efecto de China en el comercio mundial y la relación entre tecnología y mecanización y valor del trabajo. Con Ángel Gimeno y Jordi Llatzer. Conduce Juan Carlos Barba. Escuchar … Seguir leyendo ¿Qué sostiene al euro? – Economía Directa 08-10-2013

Rising Global Manufacturing Momentum Nears An Inflection Point

Rising Global ManufacturingMomentumNearsAnInflectionPoint http://feedly.com/k/GFZou3 There used to be a time when US manufacturing set the pace for the entire world, and was the leading indicator for growth in developed and emerging economies around the globe. Unfortunately, in the days of the New Normal, this indicator has lost its potency, and has been replaced by the only variable that currently matters: which central bankisinjectingthemostcreditmoneyinto a fungible, … Seguir leyendo Rising Global Manufacturing Momentum Nears An Inflection Point

Lavoie on Administered Prices

LavoieonAdministeredPrices http://feedly.com/k/17gRzR0 Short and concise, but insightful: “… prices set by [sc. fixprice] firms in the short run are not market-clearing prices, and are not even intended to be so. According to Lee …, this was the most striking lesson to be drawn both from Mean’s administered prices and from the surveys conducted by Hall and Hitch (1939). The novel and radical feature of the … Seguir leyendo Lavoie on Administered Prices

Palma and Galbraith on Inequality

Palma and Galbraith onInequality http://nakedkeynesianism.blogspot.com/2013/10/palma-and–galbraith–on–inequality.html The Washington Post had a story (h/t Esteban Perez) recently about the ratio of inequality between the 10% richest and the 40% poorest, which they suggest is named the Palma ratio, after Chilean economist Gabriel Palma (see figure below). The figure suggests that the US is very unequal more so than some African countries and several in Asia, including, for … Seguir leyendo Palma and Galbraith on Inequality

How the Foreclosure Crisis Made the Rich Even Richer

HowtheForeclosure Crisis MadetheRichEvenRicher http://feedly.com/k/1bAdGKO ThisisNakedCapitalismfundraisingweek. 53 donorshavealreadyinvestedinoureffortstoshedlightonthedarkandseamycornersoffinance. JoinusandparticipateviaourTipJaroranothercreditcard portal, WePayintherightcolumn, orreadaboutwhywe’redoingthisfundraiserandotherwaystodonate, such as bycheck, as well as ourcurrentgoal,onourkickoff post. It’s a welcome departure to see Adam Davidson’s weekly column in the New York Times, which usually puts a happy face on how the 1% are winning the class war in America, have a guest writer look at the other side of the story. Catherine Rampell … Seguir leyendo How the Foreclosure Crisis Made the Rich Even Richer