Good Morning. Ah well: always look on the bright side of life…. (look at Iceland though…?)
http://www.economist.com/news/economic-and-financial-indicators/21589907-pension-funds

Best of last week. Personally picked by me. 🙂

https://lukasdaalder.com/2013/11/15/best-in-economics-this-week-november-15/

I haven’t found the time yet, but various blogs recommend this speech by Larry Summers as worth it
 

Ah well, just for old times sake: bitcoin! If only…

http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-has-just-had-a-ridiculously-huge-day-2013-11

Another piece in the debt and growth series: there is no 90% (or other) tipping point… (via @went1955)

http://www.voxeu.org/article/debt-and-growth-no-tipping-point

Correlations in financial markets since 1997: I find the cash line the most interesting one

https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/market-and-economic-insights/Inflation-is-under-control

So, what happened in the 1990s to make Africa more democratic…?

http://www.voxeu.org/article/democracy-africa

Interesting story on the Brent-Nymex gap which refuses to close…

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303559504579198294211581268

This height thing just keeps coming back….

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/11/fed-deflation-in-one-picture/

And the schedules for the day!

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/11/schedule-for-week-of-november-17th.html

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/11/17/the-week-ahead-nov-18-24/

Emerging markets are still experiencing a big outflow…

http://www.businessinsider.com/investors-flee-from-emerging-markets-2013-11

A couple of charts, ideas on the abolishment of the one-child policy in China. First, growth…

http://qz.com/147935/too-late-china-adopts-a-two-child-policy/

…second, the scary male birth rate….

http://www.businessinsider.com/country-rankings-of-sex-ratio-at-birth-2013-11

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