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1 day ago by Jim Terral

[A word about words. In 1973, Tower of Power asked "What is hip?" Now you can just look it up in your favorite internet dictionary. Today's question: What is stupid? For the answer to that, you have to read the Business Section of your favorite newspaper before the multinational behemoth that owns i ...

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2 days ago by Agricola

The " architect", writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, tells the story of his encounters with the Krissoff family. Very briefly, and you should read the story whatever your opinion of Karl Rove, the Krissoffs lost their oldest son, a marine officer, in Iraq in December, 2006. The younger brother ...

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6 days ago by Blogger Bryn

The death of Michael Jackson lead to turmoil at some internet sites reports the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8120324.stm a) What are the 2 charecteristics of a public good? b) To what extent are web sites such as Google and Twitter public goods if the article is correct?

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6 days ago by Blogger Bryn

From tutor2u comes this brilliant clip on a new, non-toxic fire retardent http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/preventing-bush-fires-are-toxin-free-retardents-merit-goods/ a) What are the 2 conditions necessary for a good to be clasified as a merit good? b) Does this good meet bo ...

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8 days ago by Jim Terral

[What interests me most about openDemocracy's discussion of the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development currently under way in New York, is that is gives not so much as a hint of a reason behind the bizarre outburst disguised as a news story in which Ca ...

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9 days ago by admin

Today, online paid surveys are being used quite a lot as they are effective market research tools. During the last few years it has become easier for a person to earn some money online. For this, one does not need a special degree or quality education. One needs only a computer, internet connection ...

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10 days ago by Mark Thoma

Thomas Frank says the administration's regulatory overhaul plan is not putting enough emphasis on the problem of regulatory capture: Obama and 'Regulatory Capture', by Thomas Frank, Commentary, WSJ: ...We have just come through the most wrenching financial disaster in decades, brought about in no sm ...

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10 days ago by Mark Thoma

Regulation can be roughly categorized as being one of two types, rules based and principles based. With rules based regulation, behaviors are explicitly ruled out through an extensive set of regulations, ordinances, laws, and the like, whereas with principles based regulation a broad set of guidelin ...

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14 days ago by Jim Terral

Washington and London are engaged in the most shortsighted and destructive friendly fire assault on the future of their own government bonds and currencies in recorded history. It is all being done in a vain and hazardous bid to revive their faulted bubble-based economic models that crashed last aut ...

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20 days ago by Blogger Bryn

This BBC clip outlines one negative externality associated with motoring http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8092182.stm a) Define a negative externality b) Explain the negative externality outlined by the clip and article c) Using a diagram, explain how the market fails in this case d) Suggest 2 po ...

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