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       Posted on July 6th, 2010

Is the luxury industry really a financier’s dream ?

Although modest in terms of sales, compared to most other sectors, luxury does get a high share of investors’, financial analysts’ and media attention. Why would this sector receive a share of attention much bigger than its actual weight? Is it because of its glamourous image, or the incredible prices attached to its [...]


       Posted on May 7th, 2010

Do countries falsify economic date strategically? Some evidence that they do.

This study finds evidence supporting the hypothesis that countries at times misreport their economic data in a strategic manner. Among those suspected are countries with fixed exchange rate regimes, high negative net foreign asset positions or negative current account balances, which corroborates the intuition developed with a simple economic model. This analysis also [...]


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