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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Trichet says Goodbye and SMP peaks at 173 bn. €
Today marks the last day of Jean-Claude Trichet’s tenure as president of the European Central Bank. Bild am Sonntag interviews him on the occasion. In terms of being the main person responsible for the ECB’s mandate of price stability, he … Continue reading
Don’t Fence Me In: Sargent rejects slogans
This is just a heads up for a recent interview with the new Nobel Laureate Thomas Sargent. In the New York Times article, “The Slogans Stop Here“, he explains the futility of trying to label economists as belonging to various … Continue reading
Sargent and Sims (2011)
Today, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (yes, this is the long and formal title for the Nobel in economics), was awarded to Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims. The following caption summarizes … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Sciences, Economists, Macroeconomics
Tagged Christopher A. Sims, Nobel Prize, Thomas J. Sargent
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