I do not find event studies interesting or convincing. I consider them an example of Schizzo-finance in which the efficient markets hypothesis is switched on and off. The field embraced…

…by otherwise sensible social liberals who still fetishize markets. And yes I am pointing fingers right at Erza K, Matt Y and Kevin D. But in this case directly at…

by Rebecca Wilder Ireland: the battle against “markets” crossposted with Newsneconomics Is it the sheer size of its contingent liabilities that is driving Irish spreads? Finance Minister Brian Lenihan thinks…

…is a great way to re-frame the notion of what markets were doing the last few years to the present…it is rather upside down from the advertised notions of markets…rdan)…

…economy resisted the fever for devil-may-care risk-taking that ultimately infused the financial markets. As a result, Goldilocks had remarkable longevity. Its death-knell would wait until the financial markets finally got…

…that markets might be better described as robust rather than efficient. The incredible thing about markets is that even if all the individual actors are morons the systemic factors will…

…enterprise, how competent the management team, or how skilled the workforce; there can be no business. So, where do markets come from? Markets seem to come in three forms. They…

…“Wall Street backs Fed Chair Jerome Powell in Trump fight,” Money and Markets Wall Street has been happily profiting from Trump-era chaos — soaring trading revenues at big banks this…

…companies can offer plans in multiple markets which includes Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, individual (non-group), and fully insured group (employer) health insurance markets. Each market has unique features, including…

“I Quit” Micheal Smith, The Ethics and Economics of Farmers Markets It is early, frosty mornings such as these where I would love to sleep past 6am, enjoy a cup of…