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Maybe Bristol Palin is Right

…years. Meanwhile, twice as many children have parents who divorce before the child is nineteen (14%) than are raised by unwed mothers (7%). There may also be elements of selection

Financial Arsonist Found ?

…tranches of the CDOs and so had a voice in the selection of underlying assets. Many anonymous sources claim that Magnetar pressed for risky assets to be included in the…

How to Build an Economic Model

Let us see if we can translate my previous post on job selection into an economic model. Start with a basic formula: (1) AcceptOffer = a(1) + a(2)*w + a(3)*b…

Going to Washington as a financial blogger

…bloggers, and I wondered at the decision rule behind the selection (besides wanting a mix, particularly from a political standpoint). This was also not an anonymous briefing of the sort…

Tanker Saga, Continued

…however they make it possible to debate endlessly the merits of a selection that should not be made. But for the PACs……….. Update: by ilsm..How many hugely costly air tankers…

Blue Dog House

…and say she will hold them responsible and punish them if they vote no. Nothing forces her to threaten all blue dogs equally. Selection can be based on who is…

Possibly a Great Paper.

…preference theory, if selection of the individual is observed, the use function where that kind of conduct is led exists. The circumstance where comparison between the individuals of use does…