James Kwak

@JamesYKwak

Associate professor, UConn Law School. Co-author, 13 Bankers and White House Burning. Blogger, The Baseline Scenario. Co-founder, Guidewire Software.

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    17 hours ago

    Capital regulation, like income taxation, is irreducibly complex. The point can't be stressed enough. Read this!

    I wrote about footnote 151.
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    Apr 8 Atlanta, GA

    Must see video from on , man given bc he was "dangerous bc he's Black"

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    Apr 8

    Worth reading go through Dimon's shareholder letter, point by point

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  4. 20 hours ago

    Chance to work for a fantastic non-profit (that I'm on the board of).

    We're hiring! is looking for a Development Associate. Please RT.
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  5. 22 hours ago

    Why risk mgrs never know what's going on: "front-office staff internally developing information asymmetry"

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    24 hours ago

    Though meant for more general contexts, I thought Colbert had that feature covered via 'truthiness'.

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    Apr 8

    major columnists have written entire articles based on mean people in their mentions

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    Apr 8

    i think reminding ppl that their local networks are weird is a universal good

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    Apr 7

    Yep, that's why I wanted a term to describe the thing people (esp. libertarians) *think* 101 says. Hence, "101ism".

    In most cases, Econ 101 doesn’t even say what people think “Econ 101” says.
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  10. Apr 8

    The more people learn about Sanders, the more they like him. Opposite of what was supposed to happen.

    "It really is age more than gender that makes the difference here." catches up to .
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    Apr 7

    I feel like a lot of libertarians wouldn’t be if they’d taken anything beyond Econ 101. Sometimes markets fail!

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    Apr 5

    UConn beats Syracuse 82-51 for fourth-straight national title, 11th overall

    7:41 PM - 5 Apr 2016 · Details
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    Apr 4

    much better return on investment from using lobbyists than actually investing in core business

    Zingales: "part of the profit maximization of firms involves lobbying and changing the rules of the game"
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    Apr 4

    how is he going to find 6 hours to run a marathon with THAT much on his plate???

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    Apr 4

    The real welfare queens are our legislators, not food-stamp recipients - Catherine Rampell

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    Again, either the CEO knew what was going on or didn't. Neither is good.

    Credit Suisse faces tough questions after $1 billion write-downs
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    Apr 4

    PIIE's and Simon Johnson at the

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    Zingales: "part of the profit maximization of firms involves lobbying and changing the rules of the game"

    Is There a Crisis in the Economic Theory of the Firm? Participants at Harvard Business School...
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    • ProMarket
      @ProMarket_org

      The blog of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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      @zingales_it

      Economista presso la Chicago Booth School of Business - Pagina italiana. For my English followers:

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    Apr 1

    2. "We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."

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