Computational Optimization Methods in Statistics, Econometrics and Finance

Ok, it might sound funny (after all we can't go on strike, we're payed on a contract basis, but I really wanted to protest on the policied advocated by the leaders of the Euro group (especially the German chancellor), who deny to inject funds to the euro zone. OECD estimates for the future contraction of the european economies (e.g. Germany's GDP is expected to shrikbat about 5% this year), recommendation from top level Nobel laureautes (e.g. Krugman, Stilgitz) and the policies proposed by everybody else (e.g. Obama) are such, that their beliefs puzzle me, indeed. So, I decided not to go to the university today, and to post this protest here, as well.