Resource Allocation In a series of arrests spanning 21 states, the feds are apparently rounding up illegal aliens working for WalMart, or rather, aliens working for a subcontractor hired to…
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The Next “Lost Decade”
…other reserve assets. Their allocation are based on the quotas which reflect a country’s size and international economic activity, so favors the advanced economies. But there are mechanisms that allow…
What’s fair is fair: The PRC issues a final order on the “appropriate share” issue
…safely assume that this recommendation was the result of lobbying by UPS.) According to the Task Force, “the USPS’s current cost allocation methodology is outdated, leading to distortions in investment…
The Fed didn’t announce QE2
…securities into longer-dated Treasuries from reserves already created. Therefore, the Fed is simply shifting the asset side of the balance sheet toward a Treasury-only portfolio. Reinvesting maturing Treasuries is regular…
Fundamental Changes Are Needed to Improve Weapon Program Outcomes
…Outcomes In 2000 the defense acquisition portfolio was: 75 programs with planned commitments of $790B, increases from planned R&D of 27% and average schedule delay of 16 months. In 2005…
Soc Sec XI: Seven good questions by Reader Arne
…build a portfolio. Under Low Cost the time to tap the Trust Fund portfolio does not start until 2023 and at a much lower rate amounting to 25% of the…
Another Reason to Ditch the Capital Gains Preference–Games Lawyers (and Hedge Funds) Play
…the portfolio that the hedge fund wants to own, the bank then hires the hedge fund to manage the portfolio just as the hedge fund would do if it were…
International Debt and Financial Crises
…and portfolio equity liabilities had the opposite effect. Ahrend and Goujard (2014)(working paper here) confirmed that increases in debt liabilities increase the occurrence of systemic banking crises. Catão and Milesi-Ferretti…
The Retreat of Financial Globalization?
…Foreign direct investment has been very resilient, while capital flows in the category of “other investment”—mainly bank loans—have contracted substantially. Portfolio flows fall in between these two extremes, with portfolio…
Capital Gains: Realization
Capital Gains: Realization Does Not Matter – by Steve Roth Wealth Economics You’re looking at your asset portfolio and decide to sell or buy some ETF shares. Click. The transaction…
