Economic Policies and Regulations

Quake reveals shoddy practices in building boom (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)

16 May 2008

Modern apartment buildings and schools crumbled, smoothly paved highways buckled and bridges collapsed _ their flimsy construction no match for the awesome forces of nature.

China's Government has been Putting More Emphasis on Fuel Ethanol Development, as China is Lacking in Suitable Sources ... (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)

16 May 2008

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91921) has announced the addition of "China Biofuel Industry Market Outlook" to their offering.

Governor Frederic S. Mishkin (Federal Reserve Board)

16 May 2008

How Should We Respond to Asset Price Bubbles? Over the centuries, economies have periodically been subject to asset price bubbles--pronounced increases in asset prices that depart from fundamental values and eventually crash resoundingly.