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For An Economics Of Compassion
Economist NA Mujumdar whose respected writings cover even more than 55 years, died on April 6. He had a long and distinguished career in the Reserve Bank of India during which his services were looked for by 5 central banks under the aegis of the International Monetary Fund. After relinquishing the RBI in 1988, he […]
Fed’s Fisher: FOMC Moving TowardsApproaching Hawkish Position
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said Tuesday he didnt needhave to dissent at last weeks monetary policy meeting because his fellow central lenders are increasingly gravitating toward his hawkish rate of interest outlook. Mr. Fisher is a ballot member of the monetary policy setting Federal Open Market Committee. He has likewise been […]
The Economics Of Ebola, Or Why There’s No Remedy
The basic answer, as Beth Skwarecki of PLoS.org explains, can be found in economics. The Ebola virus doesn’t rank as a major illness. As the going along with chart shows, measles strikes about 20 million individuals a year and eliminates more than 120,000; cancer adds 14.1 million cases a year and eliminates 8.2 million; HIV […]
Economics A Matter Of Sluggish Growth
A few hours before President Obama providedtalked in Kansas City on Wednesday about the state of the countrys economy, David Mitchell spoke with a group of Springfield business leaders about Missourians bleak view of their requirements of living and recuperation from the economic downturn. If you speak with someone at Walmart and you ask about […]