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Would Econometrics questions be allowed? I am assuming so, since it is necessary for any graduate-level economics students. – Waleed Al-Balooshi Jun 2 '10 at 2:46

Why not broaden the scope and allow for any level of economics? I think that even graduate students can benefit from undergrad questions, the site would get more users, and graduate students would be able to help other people with their problems (and learn in the process) – Vivi Jul 21 '10 at 12:08

That problem is typical with most topics. Homework questions can be flagged as such. A broader discussion can be useful to more people. – awithrow Aug 23 '10 at 18:39

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Financial regulation and structure of the sector plays a key role – yalst Jul 19 '10 at 4:49

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this is too basic. I would hope grad students already know the answer to this. – InKind Jul 20 '10 at 23:38

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this could be a wiki question? – Dimitry L Aug 20 '10 at 3:33

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This is a bit hard to answer prospectively, because it depends on the future returns of equities, which of course nobody knows for sure. However, it would be an interesting question to ask. – poolie Nov 17 '10 at 0:00

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closed as off topic by sixtyfootersdude, Lance Roberts, Blake, random, user12025 Jul 21 '10 at 10:08

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

-1: Location specific – sixtyfootersdude Jun 15 '10 at 21:12

Fed's decisions are not location specific. They are watched very closely by anyone who participates in financial markets worldwide. However, if I had any votes left, I would have voted "off-topic" because the Fed's decisions are not solely based on economics. – Sinan Ünür Jul 4 '10 at 11:13

Can I disagree with that? I am Brazilian, and I am doing my PhD in Australia, and I can tell you that back home as much as here, everyone watches what the Fed does. Even textbooks for the most part (though with some exceptions) explain everything in terms of the Fed. Fed rates have an effect not just in the economies which peg their currencies to the dollar, but just about in any economy you can think of. – Vivi Jul 5 '10 at 0:11

In my view, this should be off-topic because it refers to a current event. There would be no reason to search for this question in the future. – Shane Jul 7 '10 at 20:52

@Shane: you have a good point, but still, some current events do become history one day, and for me at least, the point is to learn. I think there is a lot to be learned from a question like this. – Vivi Jul 7 '10 at 23:43

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could be a wiki type question – Dimitry L Aug 20 '10 at 3:44

The nobel prize website gives a summary, I don't see how this question would be helpful.... – Vivi Oct 5 '10 at 8:49

@Vivi It may be hard to understand the importance and implications of a contribution from a short and dry summary, hence the "explain". – Bolo Oct 11 '10 at 13:32

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closed as off topic by Waleed Al-Balooshi, dsolimano, Shane, Sinan Ünür, cortijon Jun 16 '10 at 20:42

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

We probably already have. Current statistics show that GDP has been increasing since the 3rd quarter of 2009. Of course, these stats are usually revised and unemployment remains very high. In most recessions people start to wonder if it is just another blip in the business cycle or if growth has genuinely halted. So far, those who thought growth would halt in the US have been wrong every time. – 1ArmedEconomist Jun 5 '10 at 16:10

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closed as off topic by Shane, Sinan Ünür, thekidder, dsolimano, user12025 Jul 21 '10 at 10:06

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
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This question is way too concrete, to the point of being answerable with just a number. Maybe it can be rephrased to make it more broad. – InKind Jul 29 '10 at 21:03

The answer is to look at usdebtclock.org . All questions answered. – djangofan Jul 30 '10 at 23:04

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Does 'clever instrument' have a technical meaning? Otherwise this is a pretty vague question. – poolie Nov 16 '10 at 23:57

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	I think this is too broad, and too much a matter of opinion, to lead to a good answer. It might be better if you specified what conditions existed in X. – poolie Nov 16 '10 at 21:57
	This was an example of an off-topic question people... Off-topic questions are just as important – Dimitry L Nov 19 '10 at 21:16

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added by GUI Junkie, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 21 '10 at 17:00

Questions should be worded in the form:What are the advantages/disadvantages of a VAT tax? This form of question invites subjective responses. – Patrick Beardmore Nov 22 '10 at 20:42