Category Archives: Media/Journalism

On ‘Coherence’ in Asset Markets: Everything is Going According to Plan

Posted on September 23, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

The author of the Philosophical Economics blog has a post up that caught my attention on the supply and demand dynamics of asset markets. It caught my attention because it looked, at first, very similar to my own dissertation that … Continue reading →

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World Recession in 2015

Posted on September 17, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

Quite busy today. But a piece that I wrote for Al Jazeera on the prospect of a world recession in 2015 went up yesterday. It might be of interest to some readers. As the piece makes clear we cannot be … Continue reading →

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On Gold Buggery

Posted on September 11, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

My piece on gold bugs, their culture and their silliness is now online at The New Internationalist website for all you lousy folks that didn’t bother picking up a copy. It was one of the most fun pieces I ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic History, Economic Policy, Market Analysis, Media/Journalism | 10 Comments

Media Etc.

Posted on September 10, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

Too backed up to do a new post today. But a piece of mine went up on Al Jazeera yesterday that deals with the OECD’s very ambitious report from a few weeks ago. Readers might find that of interest. The … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, in the Meeja

Posted on July 27, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

I have written a piece for Al Jazeera on Janet Yellen’s recent comments on specific asset markets. This is a big turning point for the Fed but it leads to major contradictions in their policy goals. Fed’s targeting of asset … Continue reading →

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A Storm is Coming: On the Rethinking Economics Conference in London

Posted on July 16, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

I’ve published a piece on Al Jazeera that gives an account of the extremely impressive London conference that the students fighting to change economics put on at the end of last month. There are some nice anecdotes and I think … Continue reading →

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The Reformation in Economics: Table of Contents

Posted on July 7, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

So, my book is super close to being finished (I know… I keep saying that…). And I have an agent currently considering it. They have said that they want this to be published as a popular book which is exactly … Continue reading →

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Housing Bubble Redux

Posted on June 24, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

A piece I did for Al Jazeera on the IMF warnings of a potential global housing bubble. Here we go again. Will real estate bubbles again sink the global economy?

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Conferences You Should Attend Before You Die…

Posted on June 11, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

More work on the book today. And so no posts of substance which is unfortunate because there are a few things I want to write about at the moment. Anyway, in the meantime I would recommend that people buy tickets … Continue reading →

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Free Money? Basic Income Guarantee vs. Job Guarantee

Posted on June 6, 2014 by pilkingtonphil

Still writing my book. But here’s one of those articles that I do find time to write because I get paid for it! This one examines the BIG policy versus rivals like the JG and the AFT. Money for Nothing … Continue reading →

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