Friday, November 19, 2010

On India’s Lost Government Revenues From ‘Corruption’

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Columnist Megha Bahree of Forbes reports that a huge amount ($213 billion) of tax revenues had been lost to bribes, tax evasion and misprici...

Quote of the Day: You Can’t Eat QE 2.0!

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From Professor Steve Landsburg , You can’t make the world a richer place just by creating dollars. Dollars are claims on wealth, but th...

The Power of Slow Change: Transition To The Information Age Economy

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Society evolves. Along with it the industry. I have been saying that old paradigms always gives way to a new order. Nothing is ever static...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

QE 2.0 Equals Capital Flight

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We have been told that QE 2.0 has been designed to help the US economy grow its way out of the recession. However evidence seem to show ot...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

More Regulations Equals More Politics

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In an egroup message, several former schoolmates decried on the pervading corrupting influence of politics in the state of the Philippine ed...
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Tumult In Global Markets: It Is Just Profit Taking

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``Experience is a dear school, but fools learn in no other”-Benjamin Franklin It is very interesting to observe how the volatility in the ...
Friday, November 12, 2010

Laurence Kotlikoff: The Scapegoating Of China

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Author and Professor Laurence Kotlikoff argues, in a Bloomberg article, that the political heat applied to China, by certain political quar...

The Aquino Government’s View of Free Trade

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Is the incumbent Philippine political regime pro-growth via free trade? Clues to this answer from the Japan Times , (bold emphasis mine) ...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Uncertainty And Pessimism Bias

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Popular blogger and lawyer Barry Ritholtz has a great piece on uncertainty at the Bloomberg. Mr. Ritholtz writes , (bold highlights mine) ...

A Video on Tax Cuts: Myths Versus Reality

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Expiring tax cuts will be the next agenda of the incoming gridlocked US Congress. And in this instructive video, Cato's Dan Mitchell deb...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Dr. Marc Faber: Party Now, Hangover Tomorrow

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One of my favorite guru Dr. Marc Faber says that Asians should be thankful for QE 2.0. In a way, I would agree with him From Newsmax ...

Apples-To-Oranges Comparison: SM Group Versus Ayala

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A friend recently forwarded an article from a local analyst analogizing the supposed “tale of the tape” in the coming boxing match betwee...
Tuesday, November 09, 2010

JETRO: Rapid Globalization To Spur Emerging Asia’s Outperformance

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In the latest monthly outlook “ Japan Looks for Economic Growth in Emerging Asia ” by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a Japan go...

Why Mercantilists Are Wrong (Again)

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The Chinese yuan may not be as undervalued as expected by present day mercantilists. According to the Economist , (bold highlights mine) ...