Would better data analysis reduce the financial bail-out?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Andy Oram <andyo () oreilly com>
Date: September 26, 2008 1:16:25 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Would better data analysis reduce the financial bail-out?

I don't pretend to understand the finance system any better than the  
average Wall Street trader, but it seems to me the White House and  
Congress are stuck in 1930s-era thinking and are bulking up their bail- 
out unnecessarily. Couldn't we get the data to apply our precious  
public funds more effectively?
...
We could figure out exactly how risky each asset is, exactly how much  
exposure each institution has to bad loans or collapsing stocks and  
bonds, and what the overall health of each institution is.
...
We could spider the net of financial investments the way search  
engines spider the Web, and triage our efforts.

http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2008/09/would-better-data-analysis-red.html

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