Readings: 17th C. Derivatives, Bankers, Rural Life, etc.

• Why Do Bankers Make So Much Money? (Bookstaber)
• Michael Green: New Lucasian Chair at Oxford (Guardian)
• Tax Records Open in Norway (NYT)
• Rural Amenities: Current Trends (USDA)
• The smartest boys in the alley, early derivatives on the London stock market (Economic History Blog)
• Schlumberger’s outlook is unhappy for energy sector (Minyanville)

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