Barry Ritholtz, Author at The Big Picture

A post bubble comparison between the CPI and Central Bank set Discount Rates vis a vis the United States and Japan. US vs. Japan: Post...

Delivered April 26, 1994 to the MIT Department of Economics World Economy Laboratory Conference Washington, D.C. When Rudi Dornbusch...

Virginia Postrel buys into MIT Professor Brynjolfsson‘s somewhat false dichotomy of the issue of Variety vs. Price on the internet:...

I’ve been meaning to put a post up on this subject for a while — the excellent research firm Faultline has been all over...

Very interesting article in the Washington Post today: The first piece of a three part series on political division in the Nation:...

Its fascinating to watch an industry implode — in slow motion — over the period of a decade. It becomes even more engrossing...

How do you compete with “free” ? Most intelligent people would say via non monetary, value added offerings — unique...

Not every rally is preceded by a clear signal – no one rings the proverbial bell at tops or bottoms. But it is confidence inspiring...

Even before yesterday’s rally, sentiment was starting to get overly bullish. We also see this reflected in the 10-day moving average of...

You might think after all we’ve been through, that Wall Street would have wised up, cleaned house, reassured the public, restored...