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Why Free Transit Feels Revolutionary: The Zero Price Effect - philippdubach.com
May 4, 2026 - The zero price effect explains why politicians love free transit proposals. But making buses free might weaken the rider advocacy that protects service quality.
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Middle Power Realism: Carney's Davos Speech and the New Order - philippdubach.com
Feb 23, 2026 - At Davos 2026, Carney told allies to take down the signs of the liberal order. Middle powers are learning to navigate between giants without illusions.
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GPT-3.5 vs RavenPack: Sentiment Analysis Trading Strategy - philippdubach.com
May 4, 2026 - GPT-3.5 matched RavenPack's 41% returns in a sentiment analysis trading strategy using 2,072 news headlines. See the full backtest results and comparison.
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Philipp D. Dubach is a strategy consultant and independent researcher in quantitative finance and machine learning.
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Python Portfolio Optimization: From Theory to Publication - philippdubach.com
May 4, 2026 - How I built Python portfolio optimization tools, tripled the Sharpe ratio from 0.65 to 1.68, and published the results as an academic paper on MPT.
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Fed Dual Mandate Tensions: Tariffs as Cost-Push Shocks - philippdubach.com
Feb 23, 2026 - New NBER paper shows optimal Fed policy should partially accommodate tariff inflation, exposing a fault line in the dual mandate when prices and jobs conflict.
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Tensor-Based Market Modeling: A Monte Carlo Alternative - philippdubach.com
Feb 23, 2026 - UBS paper uses Transition Probability Tensors to bridge machine learning and arbitrage-free derivatives pricing, offering a faster alternative to Monte Carlo.
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AI Model Commoditization: $400B in Capex, 97% Price Drop - philippdubach.com
Mar 15, 2026 - Hyperscalers spend $400B on AI, API prices drop 97%, and DeepSeek builds frontier models for $500M. Value is flowing to applications, not model providers.
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Enterprise AI Agent Stack: Agentic AI Architecture Where Context Beats Models - philippdubach.com
Feb 23, 2026 - The enterprise AI agent stack is stratifying into six layers with different winners at each. Models commoditize; context — your organizational world model —...
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