Breakfast Links

Posted by Jeff Carter
on June 2nd, 2011

Was at Excelerate Labs tonight. 10 cool companies. One that looks particularly cool is The Exchangery.

Expectations matter. Tip of the hat to Greg Mankiw.

Before you get hysterical about tornadoes and hurricanes, read this and make a bet.

Civil Unions become legal in Illinois. Divorce attorneys are salivating. I actually don’t really care much about this issue. If you are gay and want to get hitched, go to the Justice of the Peace and get hitched. As long as the government doesn’t command a church to perform a ceremony, I am good with it. My guess is that once time passes, no one will care or notice a difference. It should be better for the economy.

Did stocks drop yesterday? Yes they did. Have to be honest, I am still a bull. Where else are you going to put your money? The Fed has cheapened it so much, you have to put it into stocks to get some return.

Prelude to QE3. Stupid policy. This Keynesian bullshit has to stop. Let prices settle will ya.

Want to make some noise in DC? Get an iPhone Ap.

Econ geeks will recognize this. Stanford economist wins the John Clark Bates Medal.

This should surprise no one. Each side has their own echo chamber.

Since my daughter is in China working, we have talked about knock offs. The Chinese do not respect property rights. Coase doesn’t live there! Here is an article that explains how knock offs make the real thing sell more.

Want to predict what a farmer will plant? This blog post will help.

The market is hard to trade for speculators. Imagine if you were a farmer.

I am headed to New Orleans today. Going to be mid nineties and humid. Got the seersucker packed.

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