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2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

Tom Spencer

Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the 2008 financial crisis are innumerable. Mortgage originators often lent the entire purchase price of a house without asking for documentation to verify the borrower’s income, assets, and employment status. It all seemed so clear.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Big Brother Français; Don't.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. It did not take too long to discover that France operates its own "Big Brother" network gathering systems after demanding explanations from the US. However, its existence appears discreetly in parliamentary documents. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

While I was working with them, the focus of my PhD gradually shifted toward how economic integration and various factors (domestic, international, political, economic) have impacted Japanese companies’ corporate strategy and operations over the past couple of decades. Neither did I have the communication skills to make it as a salesman.

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Simmereing Stew; Italy's Finance Minister Joins "United States of Europe" Parade; Germany's "5 Wise Men" Argue for Grexit

MishTalk

Italy's finance minister, Pier Carlo Padoan calls for ‘Political Union’ to Save Euro. Italy’s finance minister has called for deeper eurozone integration in the aftermath of the Greek crisis, saying a move “straight towards political union” is the only way to ensure the survival of the common currency. Let's start with Italy.

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If the U.S. Gets into a Trade War with the EU, It Will Lose an Ally in Pressuring China

Harvard Business

SOEs receive preferential access to land, finance, telecom, hydrocarbons, and electricity. Instead, particularly after the 2008 financial crisis, China has expanded central planning ; 100,000 SOEs have been the principal engine of that expansion. Despite recent trade conflicts, the European Union, Japan, and the U.S.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. A wealth of academic literature has documented how high-skilled immigrants, particularly in STEM , and including those who would enter the U.S. But in April, just after U.S.

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Hollande Pleads for Creation of Eurozone Government; United States of Europe?

MishTalk

The euro zone's members are currently united in the informal body the Eurogroup, which comprises each country's finance minister, presided over by Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem. The Commission operates as a cabinet government, with 28 members of the Commission (informally known as "commissioners").