Links - December 15, 2015
I have not actually read Feinstein’s whole paper, but the abstract makes it seem like an amazing read:
In this paper we study the financial repercussions of the destruction of two fully armed and operational moon-sized battle stations (“Death Stars”) in a 4-year period and the dissolution of the galactic government in Star Wars. The emphasis of this work is to calibrate and simulate a model of the banking and financial systems within the galaxy. Along these lines, we measure the level of systemic risk that may have been generated by the death of Emperor Palpatine and the destruction of the second Death Star. We conclude by finding the economic resources the Rebel Alliance would need to have in reserve in order to prevent a financial crisis from gripping the galaxy through an optimally allocated banking bailout.
Mind. Blown.
- It’s a Trap: Emperor Palpatine’s Poison Pill Zachary Feinstein - Washington University in St. Louis.
- The Donald and the Chump Factor Paul Krugman - The New York Times
- Autocorrect hates you The Oatmeal
- The Rise of Hate Search Evan Soltas and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - The New York Times
- Thomas Piketty on Inequality and Capital in the 21st Century Econ Talk