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Weekend Links

By Kim Krawiec

Much news about Dubai, of course.  There?s far too much coverage to link to all of it.  Alphaville has numerous good posts.  Calculated Risk has a good round-up.  Northern Trust has an analysis here.  And Abnormal Returns provides the following links: WSJ, Calculated Risk, Aleph Blog, Barron?s, The Reformed Broker, VIX and More, The Money Game, Felix Salmon, Curious Capitalist

Debate on a Tobin Tax.  Krugman supports it.  Tyler Cowen has a different view. And Greg Mankiw thinks it?s unfeasible. 

From Wired Science, Courtroom First: Brain Scan Used in Murder Sentencing

From the NY Times, the 25 wealthiest senators from 2008:

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on November 29, 2009 (boomark / email).