Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of John Quiggin's books
John Quiggin’s Followers (19)
John Quiggin
Born
in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
March 29, 1956
Website
Genre
John Quiggin isn't a Goodreads Author
(yet),
but they
do have a blog,
so here are some recent posts imported from
their feed.
NY Times needs to look in the mirro
The New York Times has a thumb-sucker about the rise of the European far right, which would greatly mislead anyone not up with the facts. The picture is one of inexorable advance, citing parties such as “the Party for Freedom of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, the Sweden Democrats and the Reform U.K. party of Nigel Farage.”
The New York Times doesn’t mention that:
The right-wing coalition of which Read more of this blog post »
More books by John Quiggin…
“In retrospect, the strategy pursued by LTCM can be seen as a variant on the ancient “martingale” betting strategy. As Slate writer (and mathematician and novelist) Jordan Ellenberg explained, the strategy can be illustrated by betting on a coin: Bet 100 bucks on heads. If you win, you walk away $100 richer. If you lose, no problem; on the next flip, bet $200 on heads, and if you win this time, take your $100 profit and quit. If you lose, you’re down $300 on the day; so you double down again and bet $400. The coin can’t come up tails forever! Eventually, you’ve got to win your $100 back. (Ellenberg 2008)”
― Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us
― Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us
Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite John to Goodreads.