Monthly Archives: October 2011

Foggy Markets
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It is always interesting when similar things seem to be happening in different parts of the economics jungle, especially if there may be similar things driving those behaviours in many cases. We are used to the idea that technology from … Continue reading

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Interesting Articles
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There is a good discussion of Government debt on Tim Harford’s blog here. He discusses the issue of cancelling the debt

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Oil Price Watch 22 October 2011
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The FT reported on Tuesday that there were concerns about China’s GDP growth (latest data quarterly data just published showing it had grown at its lowest rate for more than two years). By Friday, Douglas Hepworth, director of research at Gresham … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Business School alumni featured in Independent’s MBA Supplement
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A recent article published in the Independent newspaper MBA supplement entitled ‘Start me up: making fine ideas a reality’ and focussing on how Business Schools are helping shape today’s entrepreneurs features commentary from Edinburgh Business School alumni, Mark Pierotti. Mark, … Continue reading

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Professor Alex Scott visits Windhoek, Namibia
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Professor Alex Scott, Edinburgh Business School‘s Director of Learning and Teaching, recently held information sessions for potential students and also alumni and current students in Windhoek, Namibia. Professor Scott has worked with Professor Keith Lumsden on the development of the … Continue reading

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Oil Price Watch 15 October 2011
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Welcome to this run of the Oil Price Watch! Over the next few weeks we will be monitoring what has been happening to this crucial market and try to explain why the price has been moving the way it has.

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