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interest rates Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Measuring outcomes of medical or surgical interventions is part of good practice, but publishing individual doctors' results remains controversial. Measuring outcomes of medical or surgical interventions is part of good practice, but publishing individual doctors' results remains controversial. Last stated 22 years ago
19 Aug 2004
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David Spiegelhalter — holds since 2004-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A persistently low safe interest rate signals that capital is not very productive at the margin, an underlying economic problem rather than a policy variable. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently low safe interest rate signals that capital is not very productive at the margin, an underlying economic problem rather than a policy variable. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A single risk-adjusted summary of a surgeon's results risks giving spurious credibility to analyses that ignore non-patient influences. — tap to centre the map on it A single risk-adjusted summary of a surgeon's results risks giving spurious credibility to analyses that ignore non-patient influences. Last stated 22 years ago
19 Aug 2004
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David Spiegelhalter — holds since 2004-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A surgeon's performance cannot be separated from that of the institution because quality depends heavily on institutional systems. — tap to centre the map on it A surgeon's performance cannot be separated from that of the institution because quality depends heavily on institutional systems. Last stated 22 years ago
19 Aug 2004
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David Spiegelhalter — holds since 2004-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Casemix makes it unwise to publish surgeons' unadjusted mortality figures for comparison. — tap to centre the map on it Casemix makes it unwise to publish surgeons' unadjusted mortality figures for comparison. Last stated 22 years ago
19 Aug 2004
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David Spiegelhalter — holds since 2004-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Non-risk-adjusted mortality data cannot support patient choice and only signal that a fuller review is required. — tap to centre the map on it Non-risk-adjusted mortality data cannot support patient choice and only signal that a fuller review is required. Last stated 22 years ago
19 Aug 2004
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David Spiegelhalter — holds since 2004-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When the data and the anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right and the metric is usually measuring the wrong thing. — tap to centre the map on it When the data and the anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right and the metric is usually measuring the wrong thing. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The causes of an outcome cannot be divided into slices that add up to 100 per cent, so a large effect from one cause does not leave a small remainder for the others. — tap to centre the map on it The causes of an outcome cannot be divided into slices that add up to 100 per cent, so a large effect from one cause does not leave a small remainder for the others. Last stated a year ago
24 Apr 2025
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2025-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it. — tap to centre the map on it A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. — tap to centre the map on it A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are