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A collection of articles about VC Investment in Africa
Pros and cons of privatization
Pensions, retirement plans and Debt, Government Budget Deficits
International Financial Markets - global hubs for international finance
a collection of articles and resources about ISA's - Income Share Agreements
a collection of articles and videos to help students understand global financial markets - with a focus on currencies, and global debt markets
a collection of articles and videos to help students understand global financial markets - with a focus on currencies, and global debt markets
a collection of articles about the EU - European Union - austerity and the debt crisis (2009-present)
a collection of articles about Financial Technology in Latin America
Fintech Startups - debit and credit cards for families, parents, kids
A collection of articles and videos looking at Credit Reports and Personal Finances
A collection of articles and videos looking at reasons to avoid Payday Loans and Predatory Finance
a collection of articles and resources about ISA's - Income Share Agreements
a collection of articles and resources about Student Debt, Financial Aid and Scholarships
A collection of articles and videos about the Crazy prices of College Textbooks
No-limit Parent Plus loans, and the University student debt crisis in the USA
A collection of articles and videos looking at the Challenges facing Universities in the USA
a collection of articles and videos looking at the Debt Collection Industry - and the Debt crisis in the USA
a collection about Cost per Credit-Hour in Higher Education
a collection of articles and videos looking at the student loan industry and the mounting student debt crisis in the USA
a collection of articles and videos looking at the mounting student debt crisis in the USA
Pros and cons of privatization of education
a collection of articles looking at Budget challenges in K12, Elementary and Preschool Education
a collection of articles looking at Inequality in K-12 Education and the “Achievement Gap”
A collection of articles and videos about art museums
Petro dollars and sovereign wealth funds - International Financial Markets - Fixing Global Finance
Financial Crises
A collection of articles about Fintech Startups - Pleo- corporate credit cards
tech startups in financial markets
Financial Crises - balance of payments, debt and international creditors, IMF, others

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Article

Africa’s debts. Africa faces a mounting debt crisis

Rising rates are hurting some of its brightest economic stars. Some of the continent’s brightest economic stars are in serious trouble (2023)


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China and the West take a step to ease Africa’s debt crisis

A deal for Ghana is the first test case for a new approach. IMF, World Bank, the Paris Club, China and lending in Africa (2023)


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Ever closer union?Europe’s radical economic response to covid-19

The EU can now borrow, but how well can the member nations spend? | Briefing (2021)


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Special drawing wrongs - Issuing special drawing rights will be a sign of failure for the IMF

Poor countries need more help, but it should be transparent and targeted | Leaders (2021)


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Perpetual Debt in the Silicon Savannah | Boston Review

Kenya's poor were among the first to benefit from digital lending apps; now they call it slavery. "Across conversations in Kenya’s pubs and What... (2019)


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College Grads Sell Stakes in Themselves to Wall Street - 2019 - Bloomberg

Instead of taking out loans, students can agree to hand over part of their future earnings in return for investment. (2019)


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U.S. Treasury Set to Borrow $1 Trillion for a Second Year to Finance the Deficit - 2019 - Bloomberg

By Liz McCormick , Saleha Mohsin , and Alexandre Tanzi January 28, 2019, 12:00 AM EST Updated on January 28, 2019, 7:39 AM EST Auction boosts ... (2019)


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No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job) - The New York Times

Income Sharing Agreements are gaining the attention of higher education and Wall Street. One early success story is getting a boost from venture ca... (2019)


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The U.S. Yield Curve Just Inverted. That’s Huge - 2018 - Bloomberg

The move ushers in fresh questions about the Fed and the economy. "The U.S. Treasury yield curve just inverted for the first time in more than a... (2018)


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Meet New York City’s highest-earning official. He’s a debt collector for predatory lenders - Bloomberg

"They use their legal authority on behalf of lenders who charge more than some mafia loan sharks once did... (2018)


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Opinion | Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Giving $1.8 Billion for College Financial Aid - The New York Times

Let’s eliminate money problems from the admissions equation for qualified students. (2018)


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Brazil is shaping up for a unique kind of financial crisis - The Economist

RUDI DORNBUSCH, a renowned economist who died in 2002, said there were two sorts of currency crisis. The pre-1990s kind is slow. It starts with an ... (2018)


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Everything you need to know about the massive crisis brewing in India’s financial markets (2018)

In September, the Sensex has already shed over 2,000 points till now. (2018)


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Portugal Dared to Cast Aside Austerity. It’s Having a Major Revival. - The New York Times

At a time of mounting uncertainty in Europe, the country has defied critics who insisted on austerity as the answer to the Continent’s economic and... (2018)


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What’s the Yield Curve? ‘A Powerful Signal of Recessions’ Has Wall Street’s Attention - The New York Times

The bond market’s yield curve is perilously close to predicting a recession — something it has done with surprising accuracy — and it’s become a bi... (2018)


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Italy Can Expect the Full Brexit Treatment - Bloomberg

Brussels isn’t going to play ball with Rome’s populists. (2018)


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When Local Newspapers Close, City Financing Costs Rise - CityLab

Without watchdogs, government costs go up, according to new research. (2018)


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Met Job Cuts Could Exceed 100 in a Move to Steady Finances - The New York Times

Just three months after announcing a hiring freeze and voluntary buyouts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is turning to layoffs in core areas. (2018)


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Opinion | College May Not Be Worth It Anymore - The New York Times

For the poor, higher education may hurt more than it helps. (2018)


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The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now. Enjoy It While You Can. - The New York Times

Inspired by Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth, companies elsewhere are burning cash in hopes of being the next big thing. (2018)


Article

Rent or buy? How to know when renting a home makes sense

Is it better to rent or buy your home? Folks have been arguing about this for decades. Let's look at some quick and easy ways to evaluate the numbe... (2018)


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Why has Argentina called in the IMF? - The Economist explains

IT WAS an announcement Mauricio Macri hoped never to have to make. On May 8th Argentina’s exhausted-looking president declared that Argentina was s... (2018)


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The flaws of finance - The Economist

Overpaid, over-important and over-geared "BUSINESS school graduates do not all want to work in investment banking these days. The industry does ... (2018)


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Mapping the Rise of Renting and the 'Great Housing Reset' - CityLab

The rise of renting in the U.S. isn’t just about high housing prices, or preferences for city living, but about the flexibility to compete in today... (2018)


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Why You Should Hire a Financial Planner, Even if You’re Not Rich - The New York Times

Now that tax time has passed, give yourself a financial fresh start and get some help to make the right money moves for next year. (2018)


Article

25-Year-Old Textbooks and Holes in the Ceiling: Inside America’s Public Schools - The New York Times

We invited America’s public school teachers to show us the conditions that a decade of budget cuts has wrought in their schools. (2018)


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A $76,000 Monthly Pension: Why States and Cities Are Short on Cash - The New York Times

Governments are struggling as mounting pension obligations crowd out the rest of their budgets. Oregon faces a severe, self-inflicted crisis. (2018)


Article

Student Debt Is a Harsh Math Lesson for U.S. Graduates - Bloomberg

“Borrowers who graduated from 2012 to 2017 earn a monthly average after-tax income of $2,655, and about 15% of that goes toward student loan paymen... (2018)


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Why Berlin’s new airport keeps missing its opening date - The Economist explains

GERMANS are not renowned for their sense of humour, but that has not prevented one of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects from becoming a... (2018)


Article

The demand for Nigerian debt - The Economist explains

NIGERIA’S economy shrank by 1.5% in 2016, its first annual contraction in 25 years. The president, Muhammadu Buhari (pictured, left), recently spen... (2018)


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Why College Is So Expensive In America - CNBC

College in the United States is expensive. The cost of higher education just keeps going up. Tuition costs at both public and private universities ... (2019)


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How these penny-pinchers retired in their 30s — PBS

Eschewing consumer culture, Pete Adeney, also known as Mr. Money Mustache, practices an extreme frugality that allowed him to retire at age 30. Avo... (2018)


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Imperfect Union: The Eurozone in Crisis - Full Episode

After WWI, Europe's leaders established greater economic ties to help prevent future continental conflict. Now, more than half a century later, the... (2018)


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How the euro caused the Greek crisis

Greece is in a state of economic and financial crisis that's dominated global headlines this week. Vox's Matt Yglesias explains the real roots of t... (2018)


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Credit Reports - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Apr 10, 2016 Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they ... (2018)


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Debt Buyers - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Jun 5, 2016 Companies that purchase debt cheaply then collect it aggressively are shockingly easy to start. We can... (2018)


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Payday loans - Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Aug 10, 2014 Payday loans put a staggering amount of Americans in debt. They prey on the elderly and military serv... (2018)


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Drawing Conclusions: Is renting really a waste of money?

If you've ever wondered why some people think renting is better than owning, here's the explanation behind how that can be true. (2018)


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Game of Theories: The Great Recession - Marginal Revolution University

Marginal Revolution University Published on Dec 5, 2017 Tyler Cowen puts Keynesian, monetarist, real business cycle, and Austrian theories to w... (2018)


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Understanding the Great Depression - Marginal Revolution University

Marginal Revolution University Published on May 23, 2017 In this video, we examine the causes behind the Great Depression with the help of the ... (2018)


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The Great Recession - the failure of financial intermediaries - Marginal Revolution University

Marginal Revolution University Published on Aug 9, 2016 There’s already been much discussion over what fueled the Great Recession of 2008. In t... (2018)


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The Next 3 Billion in Financial Services | a16z

a16z Published on Jan 21, 2018 Traditional banking services have fallen flat for an enormous segment of the population -- whether because they’... (2018)


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Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)


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The Future of Money: Banking on Fintech | a16z

a16z, Published on Oct 25, 2017, Financial services startup, or fintech, are innovating across broad categories — in core banking, new financial s... (2017)


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Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)


Video

Why can't we just print money to pay off debt?

Published on Aug 31, 2013 A video looking at way you can't simply print money to pay off debt. And what has happened when countries have tried to!... (2017)


Podcast

Why Foreign Investors Aren’t Buying As Much U.S. Debt (Podcast) - Bloomberg (2019)

There’s something wrong with prices in funding and bond markets, according to this week’s Odd Lots guest. Zoltan Pozsar is a former adviser to the ... (2019)


Podcast

Costs of the Olympics | Council on Foreign Relations

Andrew Zimbalist, the Robert A. Woods professor of economics at Smith College, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay to discuss the political and economic c... (2018)


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