Andrew White

One article in the Economist last week, “Love of Labour”, highlighted how the change in leadership in the Whitehouse has changed the government’s relationship with unions.  One particular negotiation with the union representing the air traffic controllers was re-launched by President Obama.  He promptly reversed President Bush’s directive and gave the workers a 3% pay [...]

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In “Bribing the Markets”, the Economist last week highlighted explored the impossible task of eliminating uncertainly.  The short article highlights how uncertainty is different from risk; betting on the probability of a card turning up in poker is risky business; macroeconomic analysis cannot predict all the unknown outcomes.
This article touches on some ideas that have [...]

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We finally published a note (see The Differences, and Similarities, between Operational MDM and Analytical MDM) that tries to get the bottom of this thorny issue.  It has taken a while, but it is worth it.  This should be “the” note that nails the key questions most users have asked over the last couple of [...]

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The UK’s Daily Telegraph ran this story last week: Al Gore, the former US vice president, could become the world’s first carbon billionaire after investing heavily in green energy companies.   I actually found the comments posted on the Telegraph’s site, in response to the article, quite entertaining.

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October 24th-30th
Briefing: America’s Public Debt – Tomorrow’s Burden.  An up to date review of the dire situation we find ourselves in.  You need to stay on top of this to appreciate the pickle we are in re politics and economics.  Our children will be materially impacted by this. 
Schumpeter: The Three Habits…of highly irritating management gurus.  [...]

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