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Name Dropping

…net US capital income was still positive. Krugman said (and I quote from memory) “well you have to consider that the reason that we have a higher return on our…

Blame Basel II

…you get to Standardized Approach (Credit Risk) and you will find a candidate for the source of the trouble. There are capital requirements by type of debtor and then as…

Soc Sec XVII: Cap Increases & Donut Holes

…only applies to wages and not capital. Either Retirement Security is a societal imperative, in which case capital should have a say, but also a bill, or it really is…

Tax Executives and Intangible Valuation

…the cost of capital for discrete projects because the WACC for an entire company “blends together all the projects a company may undertake,” while the cost of capital for any…

If the National Review Determined Monetary Policy

…reasons, people seek capital gains rather than ordinary income. The proceeds show up in savings and consumption but not in GDP, distorting the ratios. Maybe Malpass has forgot to read…

…the U.S. imported about $1.5 trillion more in capital than Americans exported. This in-migration of capital led to a boom in new factories, plant expansions, technology centers, and industrial output…The…