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11 May 2012updated 26 Sep 2015 7:17pm

Opinionomics | 11 May 2012

Must-read comment and analysis. Featuring more on the Grexit and a 101-year-old Nobel Laureate.

By Alex Hern

1. If Greece goes… (Economist | Free Exchange)

What would policymakers have to do at the moment of a Greek exit to persuade investors and depositors that Greece really was the exception proving the rule of euro unity?

2. Nobel Laureate: ‘I’ve Been Wrong So Often, I Don’t Find It Extraordinary At All’ (NPR | All Things Considered)

NPR’s Melissa Block speaks to Ronald Coase, 101-year-old Nobel Laureate in Economics.

3. The Unequal Impact of Inflation (ToUChstone)

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Duncan Wheldon shows that over the past year high inflation has hit the poorest much harder than the high earners.

4. Derivatives trader: ‘The trouble is, regulators are idiots’ (The Guardian)

Joris Luyendijk speaks to a trader about City short-termism, high pay, the excitement of recent years and why he now wants a way out

5. Telegraph distorts the truth on energy bills (Left Foot Forward)

Will Straw rebuts the Telegraph’s claim that green policies are adding over £200 a year to energy bills.