Turmoil in Turkey hits science

The Classless Turmoil

A Bibliometric Analysis of Toxicology Publications of Iran and Turkey in ISI Web of Science

Background: Web of Science (WoS) is an online academic citation index provided by Thomson Reuters which supplies valuable bibliometric information for comparing impact of specific author, organization, or country in science production. The aim of this study was to compare toxicology publications of Iran and Turkey indexed in WoS from bibliometric point of view. Methods: The WoS database was ...

Market Turmoil and Destabilizing Speculation

This paper explores how speculators can destabilize financial markets by amplifying negative shocks in periods of market turmoil, and confirms the main predictions of the theoretical analysis using data on money market funds (MMFs). I propose a dynamic trading model with two types of investors —long-term and speculative —who interact in a market with search frictions. During periods of turmoil ...

Turmoil in the Health Insurance Marketplaces.

The first three years of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces have been tumultuous ones, with rapid entry and exit of insurers and recent spikes in premiums. As concerns mount about the stability and viability of the Marketplaces, this brief provides some insight into the forces behind the headlines and presents six options for policymakers to consider.

Lessons from the Financial Turmoil

On 14–15 July 2008, the Reserve Bank held a conference on ‘Lessons from the Financial Turmoil of 2007 and 2008’. The conference volume, which includes papers and discussions, will be available on 31 October.1 The following is the introductory chapter of the volume by Paul Bloxham (Head of Financial Conditions Section, Economic Analysis Department) and Christopher Kent (Head of the Bank’s Econom...