Brad DeLong on the Employment-to-Population Rate

Brad DeLong offers his musing here on the U.S. employment-to-population rate. As a rough control for demographic factors, he focuses on prime-age workers--those aged between 25-54. And he decomposes prime-age workers...

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Considerable Time and Patience a Decade Ago

According to USA Today:Wall Street cheered as the Federal Reserve used a new word — "patient" — to basically let the market know that it isn't in a rush to hike short-term rates next year.So, "patient" is the new buzzword....

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How to dump and restore a postgresql database

To create a postgresql dump in linux, execute the following commands:Login as root user>su - postgres>pg_dump -U username -W -Z 9 -f /tmp/dump_username.dump.zip -h 127.0.0.1 dbname>passwordTo restore, execute:>psql -U username -f dump_username.dump dbnameOther ways: >pg_dump -U <username>...

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Blurred lenovo laptop display on external LG monitor

Recently I've bought a new Lenovo G50-70 laptop to replace my existing one which only support 8GB nax memory. The new one I've upgraded to 16GB, cool it is running my previous one. But to my disappointment after installing...

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Idealavkastning

Oljefondet klarer ikke å oppnå avkastningen som politikerne har forutsatt. Gapet skal tettes med mer risiko. De aller fleste økonomer er samstemt om at avkastningen på kapital er lavere nå enn før. Har du penger på høyrentekonto, kan formuen din i realiteten vil være mindre om ett år fordi rentene...

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