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Playing Chicken in the City (Chicken à la King?)

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It looks the banking news from Britain will continue to be interesting for a while. The Treasury and Bank of England Governor Mervyn King are lining up in support of the as-yet unreleased report of the UK Independent Commission on banking  headed by Sir John  Vickers.  The commission is expected to recommend that UK financial … Read more

An economist at the movies

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Although movies dealing with themes of economics and high finance are common, it is rare to see films with economists cast in starring roles.  This past week I managed to see two. In Freakonomics: The Movie, the economist is portrayed as hero.  Based on the book of the same name by economist Steven Levitt and … Read more