Bad names contest

I´m not sure I necessarily go with the judges – Ewan Kerr was always a cracker. And I couldn´t in good faith call a child Peter Raggett, and there is a clutch of Noah´s at present which could prove tricky. Of the list, I particularly liked...

Income per natural

Interesting concept: if migration is a source of economic prosperity and welfare, then don´t we need to know the average income for a Pole (wherever they live), rather than the average income per head in Poland.

What not to do about the credit crunch

Looks like we shouldn´t be asking for more regulation – that will just drive more trades underground or otherwise disguised. Strange equilibrium: buyers are happy to pay the rates for loans, but banks will still not lend.

Metaversary

Talking to Caroline, we decided that Metaversary was probably a better name for our "Anniversary of getting together" which I had unstylishly called our gettingtogetherversary. Any way, if you are reading this on April 4th, it is today!

Credit crunch

Interesting to see more information on how we got where we are (asymmetric returns) and how long we might be there (Soros – a long time, Schwarzman – not so long).