Assault of Thoughts

Some Unpleasant Demographic Arithmetic: Part I

We could be at the beginning of a demographic doom loop

Jun 21, 2023 • 

Andy Preston

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December 2022

The Disconnect Between Economists and Popular Personal Finance Gurus

Plus My Year-end Top 10 Lists

Dec 23, 2022 • 

Andy Preston

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November 2022

Whither DSGE Estimation?

Things are not as bad as made out

Nov 8, 2022 • 

Andy Preston

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October 2022

The Return of the Bond Market Vigilantes

You can't escape the markets

Oct 18, 2022 • 

Andy Preston

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August 2022

Why Does the Last Leg of Accumulator Bets Let People Down So Often?

Probability is tricky unless you are guided by the good Reverend Bayes

Aug 23, 2022 • 

Andy Preston

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July 2022

Attempting to Forecast UK Inflation

More questions than answers

Jul 11, 2022 • 

Andy Preston

March 2022

Against Nuclear Brinksmanship

How I learned to start worrying and hate the bomb

Mar 23, 2022 • 

Andy Preston

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January 2022

A Look at the Stock Market, the Value Premium and Crypto Prices in 2022

There is a running joke amongst academic economists that many people will ask them what stocks they should buy, despite the fact that their research has…

Jan 31, 2022 • 

Andy Preston

December 2021

A Brief Primer on Omicron and the Best Films of 2021

I had hoped to have written my last post about the pandemic, but unfortunately:

Dec 6, 2021 • 

Andy Preston

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November 2021

Is Inflation a Problem in the UK?

A return to the 1970s is unlikely, but some are far too blasé about the problem.

Nov 1, 2021 • 

Andy Preston

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October 2021

How Did Epidemiologists Get It So Wrong? Part 3 of 3

In my first post in this series, I outlined the three key mistakes that I believe epidemiologists have continued to make throughout the pandemic:

Oct 4, 2021 • 

Andy Preston

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September 2021

How Did Epidemiologists Get It So Wrong? Part 2 of 3

In my last post, I outlined the three key mistakes that I believe epidemiologists have continued to make throughout the pandemic:

Sep 6, 2021 • 

Andy Preston