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The False Promise of Free Capital Flows

Harvard Business Review

Economists built "general equilibrium" models that, underneath all the fancy math, just assumed markets are stable and optimal. Never quite a true believer in it, Blanchard, now chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), acknowledges the terrible damage it caused. Until the crash and the flight of money.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

Or pay a freelance consultant to do market research? Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” Seek out training opportunities to help you develop the skills you need for your project. Patch weak spots.