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View ArticleRisk averse fractional trading using the current drawdown....
In this paper the fractional trading ansatz of money management is reconsidered with special attention to chance and risk parts in the goal function of the related optimization problem. By changing the...
View ArticleA hot new hedge fund is based on smart computers picking off dumb ones
Manoj Narang on his new $1bn hedge fund "I think we're at the cusp of a new renaissance in statistical arbitrage" https://t.co/3jdmMIHJ3l â moneyscienceâ¦
View ArticleDeutsche Bank suspends interest-rate trader for using WhatsApp
A Deutsche Bank rates trader has been suspended after asking a trading counterparty to join a WhatsApp group https://t.co/nO7sONaczB â moneyscienceâ¦
View ArticleProf. Steve Keen on private debt and his solution peopleâs QE
Iâve had some tough interviews over the years (such as the BBC HARDtalk! interview earlier this year with Stephen Sackur), but Iâd have to credit the student interviewers at the University of...
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We investigate the effects of inward FDI on income distribution and absolute living standards in Vietnam using census data from 1989-2009. We compute the number of employees of foreign establishments...
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This paper examines how housing market distress affects job search. Using data from a leading online job search platform during the Great Recession, we find that job seekers in areas with depressed...
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