Interesting Items 10/21

The Economist on the 2013 Nobel Prize

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21588059-nobel-prize-economics-reveals-how-little-we-know-about-behaviour

The Economic Value of a Good Teacher

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21587784-good-teachers-have-surprisingly-big-impact-their-pupils-future

WSJ Piece - More Businesses Want Workers With Math or Science Degrees

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303672404579147282887082384

US Treasuries Lose Cachet Abroad

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-20/treasuries-losing-cachet-with-weakest-foreign-demand-since-2001.html

World Bank – In Need of Reform

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21588119-calm-and-confusion-worlds-biggest-development-institution-zen-and-art

Nouriel Roubini