Last week I was pretty critical of the ECB's move to expand its mandate to take on climate policy. The ECB is not alone however. The Bank of England started down this direction. The IMF has also been a proponent, and the BIS is nodding assent.
A new issue of Eureka is now available online. Eureka was created to serve as an occasional discussion of the policy, political and economic issues confronting California. Like the Golden State motto from which this forum’s title was borrowed, the goal here is one of discovery – identifying underlying problems and offering reasonable and common-sense reforms for America’s great nation-state.
by Steven J. Davis, Stephen Hansen, Cristhian Seminario-Amezvia Vox EU
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
COVID-19 will likely restructure economic activity in a variety of ways, and lead to the growth of some firms and the decline of others. This column uses stock markets to examine these effects as share prices are tied to expectations about future earnings growth. On days with large pandemic-related market moves, there is enormous dispersion in firm-level returns.
I criticized (here and here) a recent article that Tyler Cowen wrote in Bloomberg about COVID-19 and lockdowns. Last week he doubled down by raising the issue of the elderly. The title fits his theme, is “Yes, Covid-19 Is More Serious for the Elderly. So What?”
interview with Ayaan Hirsi Alivia Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Hoover Institution fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses wokeism, the culture wars, and how the left is redefining truth and morality to make a post-Christian western society.
You are invited to the 2020 Conference on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region. Panel 4 on Thursday, October 22, 4-5:30pm PDT focused on PRC Influence And Interference.
mentioning Timothy Kanevia Center for Strategic & International Studies
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Please join the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program for a panel discussion on Air Force pilot retention with new recommendations for an enduring crisis featuring: Dr. Tim Kane, Kate Kidder, Lt Col. Jeffrey Schneider, and Lt Col. Tobias Switzer.
