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Nobel economics winner Fama says risk of global recession in 2014
Highly indebted governments in the US and Europe posed a constant threat to the global economy, says Eugene Fama
1 min read7 Dec 2013The efficient markets fad
Stock markets are inherently unstable and inefficient. They need leashing but policymakers are actively fanning them
4 min read21 Oct 2013The economics Nobel matters for India
Eugene Fama's lesson is clear: sentiments matter far less for markets than information captured by prices
4 min read20 Oct 2013Economics Nobel highlights a very big unanswered question
Economists can't be expected to predict the future. But they should be able to identify threatening trends
2 min read15 Oct 2013The market logicians
The 2013 Nobel Prize in economics celebrates the centrality of markets in our world
1 min read14 Oct 2013Economics Nobel 2013: The underlying thread
It seeks to show that finance is not a completely parasitic activity, or that the markets are not just gambling dens
2 min read14 Oct 2013Nobel economists: Masters of theory, if not of practice
Favourites include Robert Barro of Harvard and Paul Romer of New York University, who have done work on growth
3 min read13 Oct 2013Ask Mint | In efficient markets, prices are random rather than predictable
Ask Mint | In efficient markets, prices are random rather than predictable
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared