The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Monday, November 16, 2009

Best Blogs of 2009

A reader has brought to my attention that Online Opinion is calling for the best blogs of 2009. This kind individual nominated me for my two part explanation of the origins of the GFC and some policy solutions to these problems, which I presented to the Obama Administration alongside Robert Shiller and others in February 2009. Part of this post was republished by Martin Wolf in the Financial Times. For what it is worth, one of my personal favourites is this missive on Joshua and my efforts to establish greater competitive neutrality in Australia's banking and finance markets. I keep an eye on a few blogs, including Club Troppo, Core Economics, John Quiggin, Stephen Kirchner, and the always interesting Peter Martin.
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