Ed Schipul

Ran into this 2004 economics paper referenced by Wayne Marr on twitter. Several quotes that jumped out at me for a variety of reasons. All economics links added by me.
“The foundation blocks of standard finance were now in place, supporting one another.  Investors are rational, prices are efficient, risk is measured by beta and investors [...]

August 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Economics, market efficiency, pricing | Category: Current Affairs, Economics | 2022Comments (4)http://eschipul.com/2009/08/foundation-blocks-of-modern-finance-vs-2009/Foundation+Blocks+of+Modern+Finance+vs+20092009-08-02+17%3A14%3A06eschipul

Morgan Stanley says we are near the trough in the decline of computer sales and that it’s going to be all uphill from here. But why? WHY? The article points to no particular reason for the upturn they are predicting beyond “the cycle.” This is about the same as the constant rosy predictions from the [...]

June 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Economics, morgan stanley, pc sales, rose colored glasses | Category: Economics | 1920Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/06/pc-sales-remain-in-a-slump-no-matter-what-morgan-stanley-says/PC+Sales+Remain+in+a+Slump+No+Matter+What+Morgan+Stanley+Says2009-06-23+16%3A00%3A38eschipul

January 12th, 2006 | Tags: digital cameras, Economics, Value Equivalence Line | Category: Economics | 1284Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2006/01/digital-cameras-value-equivalence-line-economics-of-price-and-quality/Digital+Cameras+-+%22Value+Equivalence+Line%22+Economics+of+Price+and+Quality2006-01-13+05%3A38%3A04eschipul

January 4th, 2006 | Tags: creative, Economics, unions | Category: Economics | 1291Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2006/01/freakonomics-post-on-bad-news-for-real-estate-agents/Freakonomics+post+on+bad+news+for+real+estate+agents2006-01-05+05%3A40%3A04eschipul