Readers & Thinkers: The 2000 Nobel Prize in Economics. Post Analysis

Posted by on Sep 6, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2000 Nobel Prize in Economics. Post Analysis Dear All: The Nobel Prize in economics was announced this morning. Despite my efforts and other people’s to predict the prize this year, we were wrong. WINNERS: James Heckman (CHICAGO) and Daniel McFadden (UC Berkeley) ON DAN MCFADDEN CONTRIBUTION: Dan McFadden was given the prize for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice models. Thus, he is primarily...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2000 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 6, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2000 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: Tomorrow morning is the announcment of the Nobel prize in economics. Please send your votes to ideas@foliofn.com by midnight tonight! Ludwig will take the winner out to lunch. Ludwig’s Guesses: I think the Nobel prize will be given in one of the following categories: (1) IO/Theory (2) Public Economics (3) Experimental Economics (4) Econometrics. Labor is also a possibility. For...
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Chincarini on the Street Show talking about Crowding

Posted by on Sep 4, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Chincarini on the Street Show talking about Crowding I was in New York City last week talking to Greg Greenberg of the Street.com about the Crisis of Crowding.  We had a great time and I had time to take a picture on Wall Street where George Washington was sworn into the Presidency.  Enjoy! http://www.thestreet.com/video/11682139/beware-crowding-crisis-in-treasuries-gold.html
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Television Interview about the Crisis of Crowding on The Street

Posted by on Sep 4, 2012 in Media | Comments Off on Television Interview about the Crisis of Crowding on The Street September 4, 2012. Ludwig Chincarini, author of The Crisis of Crowding, says Wall Street never learned from the Long Term Capital Crisis and traders are still dangerously piling into some asset classes. Interviewed by Gregg Greenberg.
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The Republican Convention

Posted by on Aug 31, 2012 in Blog, News | Comments Off on The Republican Convention Good day to all of you.  The Republican convention just finished and I was inspired by a speech that Paul Ryan made.  He said, Listen to the way we’re spoken to already, as if everyone is stuck in some class or station in life, victims of circumstances beyond our control, with government there to help us cope with our fate. It’s the exact opposite of everything I learned growing up...
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