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Tue, 21/04/2026 - 01:48

Maybe I’m special. Or unlucky. But things that supposedly work intuitively for most users tend to fail spectacularly for me.  After mastering academia and enjoying some early success in journalism, advertising, and music composition and production, I poured myself into web design in early 1995, understood it in a way most designers didn’t, and enjoyed […]

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Fri, 17/04/2026 - 08:26
Debating econometrics and its shortcomings, yours truly often gets the response from econometricians that: “OK, maybe econometrics isn’t perfect, but you have to admit that it is a great technique for the empirical testing of economic hypotheses.” But is econometrics really such a great testing instrument? Econometrics is supposed to be able to test economic theories. But […]
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Thu, 16/04/2026 - 23:00
Anthony Savagar, Misa Tanaka and Jagdish Tripathy With increased availability of big data and computing power, more firms are adopting algorithmic and AI-powered pricing to adjust prices rapidly in response to changing economic conditions over time and across consumers. This post reviews the existing research, draws implications for central banks, and identifies areas for further … Continue reading What machines taking over pricing means for central banks
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Thu, 16/04/2026 - 19:54
There are many kinds of useless economics held in high regard within the mainstream economics establishment today. Few — if any — are less deserving than the macroeconomic theory or method — mostly connected with Nobel laureates Finn Kydland, Robert Lucas, Edward Prescott and Thomas Sargent — called calibration. In physics, it may not strain […]
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Thu, 16/04/2026 - 18:00
Boromeus Wanengkirtyo, Ivan Yotzov and Mishel Ghassibe Can tomorrow’s costs affect firm prices today? When a temporary tariff schedule on imported inputs was announced in March 2019, many UK firms adjusted prices in anticipation – despite the potential cost change being in the future. In a recent working paper, we use firm‑level survey data to … Continue reading Tomorrow’s costs, today’s prices: why expectations matter for inflation
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Thu, 16/04/2026 - 02:04
Before we even start–I looked up Wooloomooloo so you don’t have to.  It is a suburb of Sydney. Therefore, this is an Australian beverage. And although not categorized as a Bloody Mary, the inclusion of tomato sauce/juice makes it eligible to be graded on the Tomato Scale. So, I made it as directed. Here areContinue reading Wonderful Ways to Prepare Cocktails and Mixed Drinks: Woolloomooloo Wonder (1979)