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Macroeconomics
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9/9/18: Populism, Middle Class and Asset Bubbles
The range of total returns (unadjusted for differential FX rates) for some key assets categories since 2009 via Goldman Sachs…
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11/9/18: Slow Recoveries & Unemployment Traps: Hysteresis and/or Secular Stagnation
The twin secular stagnations hypothesis (TSSH, first postulated on this blog) that combines supply-side (technological cyclicality) and demand-side (demographic cyclicality)…
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13/9/18: Concentration Risk: IPOs, New Firms Arrivals & Super Stars
Aside from compiling a treasure trove of data, the post brings to light some interesting observations, not necessarily central to…
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13/9/18: Shares Buybacks Swallow much of Trump’s Corporate Tax ‘Reforms’
A recent post from the U.S. Fed looked at how companies with large holdings of cash abroad have used those…
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1/10/18: BRIC Manufacturing PMI dips down in 3Q 2018
BRIC Manufacturing PMIs turned south in 3Q 2018 in line with Global trend, but leading that trend to the downside.…
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2/10/18: Government Debt per Employed Person
We often see Government debt expressed in reference to GDP or in per capita terms. However, carry capacity of sovereign…
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3/10/18: Dumping Ice bags into Overheating Reactor: Bonds & Stocks Bubbles
“Supply shortages, induced mainly by central bank quantitative easing have been a major factor driving asset markets, in our opinion. …
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A Budget Line (budget constraints)
The budget line is an important component when analysing consumer behaviour. The budget line illustrates all the possible combinations…
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Indifference curve analysis
The aim of indifference curve analysis is to analyse how a consumer chooses between two goods to get maximum satisfaction.…
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Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
Utility refers to the amount of satisfaction a person gets from consumption of a certain item.and marginal utility refers…
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Consumer Behaviour
A consumer is someone who makes demands in the market. If there is no consumer then there would be…