Tag: Equity Market
Media Sentiment and International Asset Prices
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A new working paper from the IMF which tries to assess the impact of media sentiment on equity markets.
Global Economy
Interviews
Economics Rules – Why Economists do it with Models | Q&A with Dani Rodrik
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Rodrik explained why good economists think in terms of models, and what are major differences between models and theory.
He also told us why macroeconomists' quest to find "the one true model" on the business cycle is probably misguided.
How Household Debt affect the Global Business Cycles | Q&A with Atif Mian |
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In this installment of the interview, Professor Mian explains the major findings in his recent research paper "Household Debt and Business Cycles World Wide" and the important implications of that paper.
A Macroeconomic Earthquake | Q&A with Larry Christiano
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In this interview, Prof Christiano shared his view on the development of post-2008 academic macroeconomics. We’ve asked Prof Christiano does he agree that modern macroeconomic models are too complicated for the general public, or even policymakers and if he agrees that economic models should be “simpler”. Does he think the recent revival of ISLM model a “good trend”? Should Macroeconomists hang on their faith in DSGE models? Should they explore alternative paths?
Interview with Paul Romer – On Charter Cities (and HK) and Growth Theory
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"There is a big difference between saying you want to allow for city-scale reform zones that will encourage reform of government and innovation in government, and saying that you want to do away with government entirely and let a corporate entity run a private city," says Nobel winning economist Paul Romer.