Monday, April 30, 2018

Irrational Exuberance Redux?

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There are no free lunches. Every time there is exuberance in any bidding for public contracts, it is prudent to step back and reflect.  ...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Universal health coverage is not universal health insurance

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The Economist has a survey on universal healthcare. Surprisingly for an Economist Survey, though predictably very rich on facts and descr...
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Monday, April 23, 2018

International trade and internet commerce - why are their effects viewed differently?

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The Economist has an article on the troubles of post offices as they compete with technology and new business models which threaten to up...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Weekend reading links

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1. The agriculture distress cycle threatens to repeat again. Sample this latest status on farm prices in Maharashtra (unlikely to be much...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The protectionist debate in perspective

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As trade wars loom large (or is it one more example of this ), it is worth remembering that everyone is equally to blame. Further, the his...
Monday, April 16, 2018

The Xi Jinping turn in Chinese policies

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The Economist  gets to the heart of US-China trade dispute, At the heart of the disagreement is China’s industrial policy. The American...
Saturday, April 14, 2018

Weekend reading links

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1. My graph of the week, a fascinating one which nicely captures arguably the biggest challenge faced by our urban engines of growth, affo...