…Barro nor Gary Becker buy into this proposition. If they are Marxists, that’s news to me. Then again, both of these conservative economists are familiar with Harry Markowitz’s “Portfolio Selection”…

…a look at this selection of today’s news stories: Health care is a problem for the middle class: Study: Health costs spur bankruptcy Half of all U.S. bankruptcies are caused…

…similar? Posted by Orrin Judd I want to send the writer a copy of Harry Markowitz, “Portfolio Selection”, Journal of Finance (1952). Maybe Mr. Judd does not get the simple…

…risk. Sure Glassman writes the diversification is important, but wasn’t that part of the received wisdom over 50 years ago when Harry published “Portfolio Selection” in the Journal of Finance?…

Kerry Picks Edwards WASHINGTON (CNN) — After months of speculation and a highly secretive selection process, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, has chosen his colleague Sen. John Edwards…

…the likely reaction voters would have to a Gephardt selection. Seems like something the Kerry’s VP committee might want to consider. On the other hand, I haven’t seen anyone write…

…with Wonkette being the exception that proves the rule. However, this is not a purely causal relationship. There’s selection bias: we don’t observe the old blogs that failed to generate…

…an F, after threatening going to the dean and pursuing expulsion. Cent two: It’s always important to think about sample selection. As professors, we only observe the bad plagiarizers. There…

…2008, Site Selection Magazine and CNBC both named Indiana as the Most Improved State for Business in the country. In 2012, Indiana became the 23rd Right-to-Work state. Indiana is now…

…interest to tax professionals and tax academics around the country (as well as some highly personal items selected by Paul), has a running series that Paul has labeled “IRS Scandal…