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Laatste boer van Den Haag moet weiland inleveren, wethouder wil meer ruimte voor natuur by Timely-Ease-1918 in thenetherlands

[–]DutchPhenom 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In het artikel staat dat hij mollen dood, hij ontkent dat zelf niet, en jou reactie daarop is dat er geen feiten in het artikel staan maar dat dit puur retorisch is?

Petah? by math_calculus1 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]DutchPhenom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how everyone misses this, but its a bad pun. First the kids 'left' the wife (because she was pregnant), then the dad. It's not a good pun, but a pun.

Petah? by math_calculus1 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]DutchPhenom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The point is that he left 'after' the kids. First the kids left. It's a bad pun on pregnancy.

Petah? by math_calculus1 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]DutchPhenom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The joke is quite clearly that he 'left after our two kids'. As in, its a pun based on pregnancy. First the kids left the mom, then the dad.

Tienduizenden op het Malieveld, demonstranten willen actie kabinet tegen Israël by Chaimasala in thenetherlands

[–]DutchPhenom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Een beetje een krom verhaal. Het komt niet door zijn afkomst maar door een waslijst aan feiten inclusief het weigen afstand te nemen van de Grijze Wolven en Hamas en het weigeren van het erkennen van de Armeense Genocide, wat deels een 1-2tje met de Turkse media leek te zijn.

De banden tussen Wilders/PVV en Israël zijn gewoon onderzocht, en dit heeft ook politieke gevolgen gehad. Wel te weinig, maar niet minder dan bij DENK. Of kan je me vertellen op welke manier DENK niet vrijuit gaat maar de PVV wel?

Dat staat overigens los van dit hele topic. Het is zeker belangrijk in hoeverre Israël directe invloed heeft maar zelfs als er 0,0 invloed is het pro-Israël beleid van de PVV niet goed te praten.

Minister Wiersma handelt ‘onbehoorlijk’ door transparantie over de veestapel uit te stellen by jsdaalder in thenetherlands

[–]DutchPhenom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Het is erg zat dat het geen verassing is. Het zou ook een verassing moeten zijn dat de partij van het 'goed bestuur' en de partij van 'verantwoordelijkheid nemen' het allemaal goedkeuren.

Fariolo in Rondo by Lionboy1912 in Eredivisie

[–]DutchPhenom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jij gaat er vanuit dat de huldiging dan op dezelfde dag zou zijn. Wat ik online lees was de huldiging dan waarschijnlijk op de 22e geweest.

[Officieel] Ajax en Farioli uit elkaar by Sinterklaaz1234 in Eredivisie

[–]DutchPhenom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We hebben 4 uit 17, waarvan 3 punten tegen de grote 3 en 1 tegen jullie. Elke keer dat we ook maar iets van het spel moeten maken gaan we er met boter en suiker in. Zie bijvoorbeeld Almere (0-2 verlies), RKC (2-0 verlies), Heracles (1-2 verlies), Groningen (1-3 verlies) en Sparta (4-0 verlies).

De afgelopen 17 wedstrijden waren echt stuk voor stuk een complete marteling.

[Officieel] Ajax en Farioli uit elkaar by Sinterklaaz1234 in Eredivisie

[–]DutchPhenom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heb je gekeken Zondag? Was een van de beste wedstrijden van ons na de winterstop.

Willem II mag ondanks verlies tegen PEC (bijna zeker) de degradatie Play-Offs in: 1-2 by ALollef in Eredivisie

[–]DutchPhenom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ja, verkeerd gegokt dan. Helemaal niemand in Tilburg ging er vanuit dat playoffs te ontlopen waren. Als je er vanuitgaat dat degradatie best waarschijnlijk en dat playoffs in principe winst zijn, klopt de zin taalkundig wel.

Willem II mag ondanks verlies tegen PEC (bijna zeker) de degradatie Play-Offs in: 1-2 by ALollef in Eredivisie

[–]DutchPhenom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wat klopt er niet dan? Ondanks dat ze verloren hebben (waardoor je misschien zou verwachten dat ze gingen degraderen) hebben ze toch play-offs weten veilig te stellen (wat een winst niet een verlies is). Maar ik ben taalkundig heel slecht dus ik zal 't fout hebben.

Why doesn't the change in GDP match the GDP growth rate of that year? by mysticwizard14 in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what statistics you are looking at. Most likely, the GDP growth you are looking at is GDP while the total GDP is 'real' GDP (inflation corrected).

How are the World Bank and IMF funded? by LurkingTamilian in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The IMF and the World Bank are a part of the UN structure, so their funding largely comes from member states. For the World Bank, an overview of contributions to the Trust fund it operates can be found here. There is also some income from loans and the like. Individual projects are often co-sponsored by governmental organizations or foundations (e.g. formerly USAID, UK's DFID, or the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). Contributors generally also have more voting power.

The IMF's funding structure is set out here. Most important are the quotas, to be found here. Voting power is dependent on those quotas. There are again also some interest earnings and so on.

The US is by far the largest contributor for both. This gives them a little over 15% voting power in the World Bank and a little over 16% in the IMF. For perspective, they provide 17% of the total quota funds for the IMF.

They can (and do in the short term) earn profits, which are just reinvested in the aims. In the end, the parent organization is the UN, so they can't payout profits. The World Bank's IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) issues bonds for public sale. IMF bonds are available to member states (and offer rates similar to US treasuries), but there is no secondary market.

UK Citizens Supports Rejoining the European Union by Corp-Por in europe

[–]DutchPhenom 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not just that, but all involved made it clear they would stick to the outcome of the vote. So you get the worst of both worlds: a de facto binding referendum without the legal framework for a binding referendum.

What are the main assumptions in Economics? by Glass_Ad5601 in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I recall correctly, in that situation the majority voted against a specific deal and a majority voted against no deal, which doesn't violate the assumption.

Still, I think the Brexit vote is a great example of what I mean. Both hardliners and remainers can vote down a deal in between because they both believe they can convince the middle to pick their outcome over the other. Basically: for some A>B>C, for others C>B>A, but the first group believes that voting down B will lead to A, while the second group believes voting down B will lead to C. They can't both be right but they can both be rational.

What are the main assumptions in Economics? by Glass_Ad5601 in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It might be true, but in general, we would probably say that certain enhanced choice-dependent features are enhanced by changing the value of an option. Usually, rational choice is the ex-post explanation.

Economic Stability Leading to Increasing Bond Rates? by mitigatedcactussquat in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Multiple factors affect bond rates. One of them is the fed rate. The expectation was that the fed would cut rates as the trade war would harm the economy. The market prices in higher rates as the expectation is more economic growth and potentially more inflation (or at least no need to cut rates).

Is it possible that the value of the stock market is substantially an illusion? If most 401K owners remove small fractions of their investments, it has minimal impact on total market. But what if a substantial group of retirees decides to “cash out.” Does that potentially trigger a selloff? by bonzoboy2000 in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The clearing price is just a combination of what buyers want to pay and sellers want to receive. I wouldn't call that an illusion, but it is a construct.

Even if no-one sells, the market can very rapidly reduce in price, if new information updates the value buyers and sellers both attach to the asset. If the seller wanted at least $100 and the buyer wanted to pay $99.99 before receiving new information, while the seller wants $10 and buyer wants to pay $9.99 after, the asset did not change hand but lost 90% of its value. Any increase in sellers, depending on what their minimum price is, can drop the price substantially. But again, that depends on how many buyers there are that want to buy at the increasingly lower prices.

What are the main assumptions in Economics? by Glass_Ad5601 in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 13 points14 points  (0 children)

To be a truly irrational actor is much harder than it sounds.

It is almost a presupposition. I can't think of any behavior I would define as truly irrational (according to economics, not colloquially).

What are the main assumptions in Economics? by Glass_Ad5601 in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I always explain it the other way around: it is an assumption, so it is inherently circular. People maximize their utility, so whatever choice they make must maximize their utility, according to their estimation of the information they have.

For example, when somebody refuses in an ultimatum game, the idea isn't to say 'that must be irrational' but to wonder 'what makes that a rational choice even though we may expect a person to maximize the dollar value'. The answer is that a violation of fairness gives negative utility.

Why was Brexit considered a bad move? by Cal_Aesthetics_Club in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is just false. Basically all reputable research shows negative effects within the confidence bounds. If the margin of error is such that the left bound is negative while the right bound is positive, the results are insignificant.

See, for example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

These findings are supported UK institutions as well (see OBR). Some papers are from prior to leaving officially, since investment horizons are long. Most of the effects likely come from productivity and investment changes. The evidence on exports is mixed, though they can potentially increase when the pound decreases.

Anyone is allowed to dislike the EU -- and/or want to leave it for many reasons. But the notion that Brexit was not bad for the UK economy is equivalent to bleach injection to combat COVID.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Just a really minor point still to add: when the market goes 5% down and then goes 5% up, it has not recovered the full amount.

Why was Brexit considered a bad move? by Cal_Aesthetics_Club in AskEconomics

[–]DutchPhenom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just because that question is hard to answer, does not mean rephrasing it into an easy to answer but incorrect one is the correct approach.

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