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In general the price system does not reveal all the information about “the true value” of the risky asset … The only way informed traders can earn a return on their activity of information gathering, is if they can use their information to take positions in the market which are “better” than the positions of uninformed traders. “Efficient Markets” theorists have claimed that “at any time prices fully reflect all available information” … If this were so then informed traders...
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75 Jahre nach Kriegsende [embedded content] Wie der Bundespräsident mahnte: “Weil wir die historische Verantwortung annehmen, haben die Völker der Welt unserem Land neues Vertrauen geschenkt — und deshalb dürfen auch wir selbst uns diesem Deutschland anvertrauen.”
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I Universitetsläraren kunde man för inte alls så länge sedan — apropå den pågående debatten om studentgenomströmningen på våra universitet — läsa följande i sanning intressanta påpekande från en universitetslektor vid Luleå tekniska universitet: För högskolans del gäller det att lägga energin på de studenter vi faktiskt har och acceptera att de inte är som vi själva var som studenter. Att ingen tänkt på detta! Så enkelt. Så elegant. Det borde ju vem som helst kunnat räkna ut...
Read More »The advantages and limitations of forecasting
The advantages and limitations of forecasting In New York State, Section 899 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that persons “Pretending to Forecast the Future” shall be considered disorderly under subdivision 3, Section 901 of the Code and liable to a fine of $250 and/or six months in prison. Although the law does not apply to “ecclesiastical bodies acting in good faith and without fees,” I’m not sure where that leaves econometricians and other...
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