Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-24 Thread jjlassen
Sabri asked, By the way, I guess, we are dealing with a neither observable nor verifiable claim, which is the most difficult problem in contract theory. Does anyone know how to deal with unobservable, unverifiable claims, by the way? 1) repeat said claim until others are convinced and it becomes

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-24 Thread Devine, James
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 1/24/2004 2:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Interesting Wall Street Journal stories Sabri asked, By the way, I guess, we are dealing

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-24 Thread k hanly
If it involves claims about WMD you change the claim to plans for WMD and voila they become verifiable sort of...' Cheers, Ken Hanly - Original Message - From: Sabri Oncu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 7:21 PM Subject: Re: Interesting Wall Street

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-24 Thread michael
I only have talked with Stiglitz briefly so I cannot claim to have any deep insight into his behavior patterns, but I cannot imagine him behaving like the academic in question. Eubulides wrote: [But property cycles have been abolished!] [The two economists in the third paragraph seem to be

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-24 Thread Doug Henwood
I think Stiggy was at the WSF, not Davos. - Doug michael wrote: I only have talked with Stiglitz briefly so I cannot claim to have any deep insight into his behavior patterns, but I cannot imagine him behaving like the academic in question. Eubulides wrote: [But property cycles have been

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-24 Thread eatonak
Yes, that's what I heard too. Ahmet I think Stiggy was at the WSF, not Davos. - Doug michael wrote: I only have talked with Stiglitz briefly so I cannot claim to have any deep insight into his behavior patterns, but I cannot imagine him behaving like the academic in question. Eubulides

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2004-01-24 Thread Michael Perelman
The site Ian gave listed Stiglitz at Davos. He may be double dipping. On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 01:07:12PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that's what I heard too. Ahmet I think Stiggy was at the WSF, not Davos. - Doug michael wrote: I only have talked with Stiglitz briefly so I

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2004-01-24 Thread Anthony D'Costa
Siglitz was also at the parallel session in Jawaharlal Nehru Univ in Delhi. See IDEAS websisite. anthony xxx Anthony P. D'Costa, Associate Professor Comparative International Development University of Washington

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2004-01-24 Thread Dan Scanlan
Does anyone know how to deal with unobservable, unverifiable claims, by the way? Look away and don't cop to it. -- -- Purge the White House of mad cowboy disease. -- END OF THE TRAIL SALOON Alternate

Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-23 Thread michael
The Wednesday Wall Street Journal was particularly interesting. The front-page had an article about the massive vacancies in office buildings. Supposedly, a potential crisis has been averted because, among other things, landlords have been more successful in the locking-in tenants and because

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-23 Thread Eubulides
- Original Message - From: michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Wednesday Wall Street Journal was particularly interesting. The front-page had an article about the massive vacancies in office buildings. Supposedly, a potential crisis has been averted because, among other things, landlords

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-23 Thread Sabri Oncu
Ian: The two economists in the third paragraph seem to be Larry Summers and Joe Stiglitz or Laura D'Andrea Tyson Hey! I know Laura! I met her a few times. Such an attractive woman, although, at times, I got bored during her speeches. She was much better than the previuos Haas Dean, though.

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2004-01-23 Thread Eubulides
- Original Message - From: Sabri Oncu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ian, I resent! I gave the right answer to your quizz but still did not get any prize. Should I contact my intellectual property lawyer to sue this Leijonhufvud? Best, Sabri Ah but you have never asserted it

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-23 Thread Sabri Oncu
Ian: Ah but you have never asserted it previously on the list and unless you have a physical record of the assertion, your assertion that you asserted it is undecideable for us and the courts. :- Don't care. I want my prize. Otherwise, I will sue you too. By the way, I guess, we are

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2004-01-23 Thread joanna bujes
I don't actually think women mind the fact that their lovers/husbands find other women attractiveso long as they're, ummm, satisfied. Joanna Sabri Oncu wrote: Ian: The two economists in the third paragraph seem to be Larry Summers and Joe Stiglitz or Laura D'Andrea Tyson Hey! I know

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-23 Thread Michael Perelman
This thread might redeem Pen-l. Some years ago, while in Washington, Laura D'Andrea Tyson was supposedly upset about what was being said here. Now that we have declared her a babe maybe she will forgive us our sins in disrespecting the Clintonistas. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

Re: Interesting Wall Street Journal stories

2004-01-23 Thread Sabri Oncu
Micheal: Now that we have declared her a babe maybe she will forgive us our sins in disrespecting the Clintonistas. Hey Micheal! You owe me one! Best, Sabri