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20
Nov
2009
Why students protesting tuition hikes in California are well-intentioned, ...

8 hours ago by Tim Haab

From CNN.com: Students were occupying buildings Friday on several campuses of the University of California system in protest of a 32 percent tuition hike. ... University officials said the $505 million to be raised by the tuition increases is needed to prevent even deeper cuts than those already mad ...

Environmental Economics - env-econ.net · Rank: 4,474 · 321 references

19
Nov
2009
The Great Eggo Shortage

2 days ago by Donald Marron

Today’s microeconomics question, brought to you by the fine people at Kellogg’s: How will Americans respond to the great Eggo shortage? According to CNN Money.com (ht Michelle): Grocery stores will be experiencing a shortage of the waffles until mid-2010 due to problems at two bakeries, a Kellogg’s ...

Donald Marron - dmarron.com · Rank: 35,292 · 79 references

18
Nov
2009
BIG HAMMER. little nail.

2 days ago by Tim Haab

CFC reductions are often hailed as an environmental policy success story.  The reason CFC reduction policies have been so successful is Congress taxed the bejesus out of them. The Clean Air Act ( Title VI) established caps on most CFC's as agreed upon under the Montreal Protoco ...

Environmental Economics - env-econ.net · Rank: 4,474 · 321 references

16
Nov
2009
Why Are Duopolies So Competitive?

4 days ago

A duopoly is a situation in which two firms control nearly all of the market for a product or service. Duopolies can be surprisingly competitive. If you remember that the price of a product or service is determined solely by the highest losing bid price and the lowest losing ask price, you’ll realiz ...

All about Business & Finance - ossoquartet.com · 1 reference

Find the flaw in economic reasoning*

4 days ago by Tim Haab

Env-Econ 101 challenge of the day: Find the flaw in the following argument from CNN.com (6 double-dip warning signs)*: Few would argue that the chaos in the financial markets in the fall of 2008 helped send the economy into its worst period of decline since the Great Depression. But the oil price sh ...

Environmental Economics - env-econ.net · Rank: 4,474 · 321 references

European Banks Threatened by Identity Theft

4 days ago by samvaknin

European banks, from Sweden to Austria, are likely to face, in the near future, an unprecedented wave of attempts at identity theft. Hackers from Latvia to Ukraine and from Serbia to Bulgaria are now targeting financial institutions. The global crisis has added to the rows of unemployed former spies ...

Narcissism and Psychopathy ... - samvaknin.wordpress.com

This is Just Too Good–GEO Responds to My Complaint

4 days ago by Tim

So apparently someone in the GEO is a bit butt-hurt that I slammed them on the Daily Illini’s website in suggesting that they are “selfish and inept” in solving their labor dispute, which will come to a head tomorrow morning at 8 am when their strike begins. I responded on the DI’s website, but I th ...

Tim Nuccio's Blog - timnuccio.wordpress.com · Rank: 195,171 · 5 references

15
Nov
2009
Where Have All the Parents Gone?

5 days ago by Tim

I am currently enrolled in a course entitled, “Human Reproduction and Society,” a course in the Molecular and Cellular Biology offered at the University of Illinois where I am a senior in Economics. My performance has been well below how I have performed in other areas of my college education, much ...

Tim Nuccio's Blog - timnuccio.wordpress.com · Rank: 195,171 · 5 references

14
Nov
2009
Microeconomics E-Book Access Card; Study Guide, Howework Advantage ...

7 days ago by Paul

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13
Nov
2009
Chabot Economics 1 textbook (hayward / castro valley) $80

8 days ago

A brief principles of Microeconomics for $80 Post from: Textbooks For Sale

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