-
Archives
- January 2010
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
-
Meta
Tag Archives: monetary policy
Investing at Home in Africa
(photo: William Bedzrah) One of the traditional problems of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is that internal African investment dollars tend to be spent outside the continent. Thus it’s interesting to see Nigerian investment in Ghana has now reached $580 … Continue reading
Posted in Developmental economics, Economics, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, Chile, commerce, George Kumi, ghana, inflation, investment, monetary policy, Nigeria, profits, Russia, Switzerland, trade
Leave a comment
Ripple Effects in the Food Trade
Posted first at Registan.net When last I touched on the global food crisis and how it is impacting Afghanistan and the rest of Central Asia, I noted that countries continuing to ban wheat exports would make the problem worse by … Continue reading
Posted in Developmental economics, Economics, Foreign affairs, regulation
Tagged Economics, food crisis, international finance, kazakhstan, monetary policy
1 Comment
Martin Feldstein on the Economy, Credit Markets and Economic Risk
Departing director of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Martin Feldstein, on the economy, credit markets and a lot more in his latest opinion piece and discussion on the Charlie Rose show.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Charlie Rose, credit markets, Economics, fiscal policy, Martin Feldstein, monetary policy, NBER, risk, the economy
Leave a comment
Markets Tank
World markets are not happy with the stimulus plan. My breakdown of the plans likely impact can be found here. Share prices in Asia, Europe and the Americas all plunged by significant amounts; Wall Street only avoided joining the tumble … Continue reading
ChrisB and the Federal Reserve
Chris asked what he thought the Federal Reserve could have done differently. I gave him an answer, but there was more to be said. My full answer is here. Scroll around, there is a lot more on the what could … Continue reading
Monetarist Hero Anna Schwarz on the Fed
Milton Friedman’s research partner, Anna Schwartz, goes after the federal reserve: As rebukes go in the close-knit world of central banking, few hurt as much as the scathing indictment of US Federal Reserve policy by Professor Anna Schwartz. The high … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lance's Page
Tagged Alan Greenspan, Anna Schwartz, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Milton Friedman, monetarism, monetary policy
5 Comments