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Inequality

What is the Palma Ratio?https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/what-is-the-palma-ratio

List of countries by income equalityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality

List of countries by wealth equalityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_equality

These 15 countries have the widest gaps between rich and poorhttps://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/28/countries-with-the-widest-gaps-between-rich-and-poor/39510157/

Global InequalityOur world’s deepest pockets — “ultra high net worth individuals” — hold an astoundingly disproportionate share of global wealth.https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/

World Wealth Distribution And Income Inequality […]

COVID-19 fiscal stimulus packages

Value of COVID-19 fiscal stimulus packages in G20 countries as of July 2020, as a share of GDPhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/1107572/covid-19-value-g20-stimulus-packages-share-gdp/

Across countries, economic-stimulus responses to the COVID-19 crisis outsizethose to the 2008 nancial crisis.https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Industries/Public%20Sector/Our%20Insights/The%2010%20trillion%20dollar%20rescue%20How%20governments%20can%20deliver%20impact/The-10-trillion-dollar-rescue-How-governments-can-deliver-impact-vF.pdf

Figure 1: IMF estimate of the size of the fiscal measures implemented in response to Covid-19https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/14845

Country policy responses to Covid-19, As […]

monetary policy and fiscal policy

Monetary and fiscal policy https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/macroeconomics/aggregate-supply-demand-topic/monetary-fiscal-policy/v/monetary-and-fiscal-policy

What is the difference between monetary policy and fiscal policy, and how are they related “Monetary policy is a term used to refer to the actions of central banks to achieve macroeconomic policy objectives such as price stability, full employment, and stable economic growth. In the United States, the Congress […]

building trading models

Excel Financial Trading Model Algorithm Program.wmv

How to backtest a MACD Trading Strategy in Excel – Part 1 How to Calculate and use the MACD Indicator in MS Excel How to Become a Better Trader – Backtest Your Own Trading Systems

How to Become a Better Trader – Backtest Your Own Trading Systems

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Arbitrage

Cash and carry arbitrage

Reverse Cash-and-Carry-Arbitrage “A combination of a short position in an asset such as a stock or commodity, and a long position in the futures for that asset. Reverse cash-and-carry arbitrage seeks to exploit pricing inefficiencies for the same asset in the cash (or spot) and futures markets in order […]

Difference between OTC and ET derivatives

Markets: Exchange or Over-the-Counter http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/basics/markets.htm

Exchange-traded versus Over-the-counter (OTC) Derivatives http://financetrain.com/exchange-traded-versus-over-the-counter-otc-derivatives/

ISDA Home – Listed vs. OTC: Why the NYSE is not the Problem http://www.isda.org/educat/faqs.html

Difference between OTC and ET derivatives http://contrarianinvestorsjournal.com/?p=433

other investment instrumetns: indexes, etfs and funds

MSCI Emerging Markets Index http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/emergingmarketsindex.asp

MSCI Emerging Market Index http://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Summary?s=MIEF00000PUS:MSI

What Are […]

Happiness Economics

Happiness economics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness_economics

The economics of happiness can make for sad reading http://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2015/jan/11/economics-of-happiness-can-make-sad-reading

What makes people happy and why it matters for development http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2013/sep/03/happiness-economics-wellbeing-mdgs

Above-average happiness: Britain is 11th most content nation in Europe http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/18/britain-11th-happiest-country-europe

Happiness Economics http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/happiness-economics.asp

Relationship between Wealth, Income and Personal Well-being, July 2011 to June 2012 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/was/wealth-in-great-britain-wave-3/wealth–income-and-personal-well-being/art-wealth–income-and-personal-well-being.html#tab-Main-points

The Surprising […]

Economic & Environmental Impact of Traffic Congestion

Here’s Exactly How You Waste $1,700 Every Year “Traffic congestion isn’t just a frustrating part of commuter life; it’s expensive. A new report finds that every household with a car-commuting member loses $1,700 a year in time and gas burned thanks to bumper-to-bumper traffic.” http://time.com/3513456/waste-money-every-year/

The cost of traffic jams http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/11/economist-explains-1

Economic & Environmental Impact […]

Sovereigns’ Ratings

Sovereigns Rating List http://www.standardandpoors.com/ratings/sovereigns/ratings-list/en/us

List of countries by credit rating (comparisons) http://www.wikirating.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_credit_rating_(comparisons)

List of countries by credit rating – not frequently updated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_credit_rating

Credit Ratings by country http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/rating http://www.wikirating.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_credit_rating_(comparisons) http://www.wikirating.org/wiki/Rating_Method_Sovereign_Wikirating_Index_(SWI) World Happiness Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report http://worldhappiness.report/

Gini coefficient, GINI index https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI

Sovereign Risk Indicators 2017 Estimates https://www.spratings.com/sri/

Global Sovereigns https://www.spratings.com/en_US/topic/-/render/topic-detail/global-sovereigns

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