tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post110844923924904364..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Housing revisitedSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1108560473798680472005-02-16T08:27:00.000-05:002005-02-16T08:27:00.000-05:00Anne and Steve thanks for the advice!
MFAAnne and Steve thanks for the advice!<br /><br />MFAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1108516403663322172005-02-15T20:13:00.000-05:002005-02-15T20:13:00.000-05:00We are in a global bull market: stocks, bonds, com...We are in a global bull market: stocks, bonds, commodities, and real estate. But, except for real estate there is all sorts of worry. Except for real estate, judging by the breadth of the boom internationally.<br /><br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1108516077143706222005-02-15T20:07:00.000-05:002005-02-15T20:07:00.000-05:00Burton Malkiel "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" is...Burton Malkiel "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" is excellent.<br /><br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1108511328097087382005-02-15T18:48:00.000-05:002005-02-15T18:48:00.000-05:00...various kinds of financial instruments and thei...<I>...various kinds of financial instruments and their sizes and impacts. (For example, I did not know till recently that the bond market is much larger than the stock market.)</I>MFA, this information is not readily available in any single source that I know of. The closest thing I can recommend is to read the Economist! <br /><br />If something occurs to me I will let you know!Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1108510372645501852005-02-15T18:32:00.000-05:002005-02-15T18:32:00.000-05:00Aside, but there is building here :)
http://www.n...Aside, but there is building here :)<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/15/science/15origami.html?pagewanted=all&position=<br /><br />Origami as the Shape of Things to Come<br />By MARGARET WERTHEIM <br /> <br />CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - "Some people don't even think this exists," says Dr. Erik Demaine, turning in his hands an elaborately folded paper structure. The intricately pleated sail-like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1108497202186371962005-02-15T14:53:00.000-05:002005-02-15T14:53:00.000-05:00The FDIC housing report is very informative. It i...The FDIC housing report is very informative. It is mostly an historical review of busts and booms ... but I was intrigued with the analysis of the current situation. <br /><br />As an example: "Subprime mortgage loan originations surged by a whopping <B>25 percent per year</B> between 1994 and 2003, resulting in a nearly ten-fold increase in the volume of these loans in just nine years. Calculated Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664541332908374389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1108496596323956022005-02-15T14:43:00.000-05:002005-02-15T14:43:00.000-05:00Steve,
Soory, Off-topic, but I have been meaning ...Steve,<br /><br />Soory, Off-topic, but I have been meaning to ask you about this for quite some time.<br /><br />Do you have any recommendations for the any good books/online materials that would be like an ' Applied Economics for physicists/scientists?' applicable in the real-world, such as different kinds of markets, their sizes, impact on economies etc...<br /><br />I have seen two kinds of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com