Economics

My recent essay on Keynesianism vs Monetarism raised the issue of ideological beliefs amongst economists. It is hard to avoid associating yourself with a particular school of economics or certain ideology. But, if we become too attached to a set of beliefs it can cloud our judgement. What happens is we start to look for evidence to support our preconceived ideas, rather than looking at evidence an

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On Saturday, I went to the Shakespeare Theatre to see The Imaginary Invalid. We managed to score a parking spot right next door -- right in front of the Penn Quarter Olsson's books -- which, apparently, is now closed. Now, I'm not going to write a great lament about the demise of the small independent book and music stores -- been there, done that. Besides, that Olsson's location did nothing fo

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I've selected 2 post for this week's economics blog carnival; ironically they are from different sides of the political spectrum.Firstly, a thoughtful post at Enviro Human about the impact of $4.00 gas. Some useful points, including a mention of how many developing countries are subsidising oil. This is an interesting point and explains why demand is continuing to rise despite the rising prices. A

If you have a blog on Economics, you might like to add your best post to our forthcoming blog carnival - Carnival of the Economists. If you don't have a blog you can still suggest your favourite Economic Article.A blog carnival is simply a way of sharing the best posts from a certain niche. I will post the carnival next Tuesday. If you would like to submit a post you can do it here - Carnival of t

Thanks to reader David Dyer, who pointed out this interesting article on the origins of economics being called the Dismal Science. 150 Years and still dismalIt appears that the term 'dismal science' was first coined by Thomas Carlyle, in December 1849, “Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question” in the London monthly Fraser’s Magazine.In particular, Carlyle was criticising the economists b

Australia. University of Queensland. Each year The School of Economics offers three-years scholarships for outstanding International students who are seeking admission to the Bachelor of Economics (BEcon) degree at The University of Queensland (UQ). The scholarships covers 50% of international student’s tuition fees. Eligibility International students completing Year 12 or Foundation Yea

11 lessons to teach our kids drawn from a monopoly game I just finished I remember monopoly being one of my favorite games. I remember getting filled with anxiety before the first throw of dice hoping no one gets to my rail-roads before I do. I used to love winning and really hate losing in monopoly. There’s something really eternal about this game.Looking back at it I can’t say I remember mon

In an interview with ABC this morning from Columbia, John McCain was asked about his now infamous statement that he doesn’t understand economics well. McCain quickly interrupted the interviewer, denying he ever said this. However, McCain has a long, documented history of saying he doesn't understand economics, and one of his top aides said contradicted him earlier this month when he started sayi

By: Brendan Lee Today there are a few economics data announcements, the most important and impactful ones are Non-farm payroll and Unemployment rate. Both of these data are announced at the same time. The timing in the calendar below is based on GMT + 8 hours. The 1st number of the left is the previous announcement figure, [...]

Performance vs economics?The Prius is the darling of auto-buyers at the moment for its hybrid technology and huge miles per gallon return.But the BMW M3 is made for performance. How do these two cars perform when going on the Top Gear test track?The only issue is that this is a very one sided test.The BMW was drafting the Pruis through the test track drive.The performance driving aspect yields les

The Middle East Forum - As the Status of Democracy Index shows, democracy in the Middle East and North Africa is the exception rather than the rule. Lebanon and Turkey, each with a 61 percent score, rank the highest. Only Algeria (52.7 percent) and Egypt (50 percent) score in the upper two quadrants. In descending order, the rest of the Middle East and North African countries are: Jordan (47.2 per

I stumbled across a website called SafeBreeder which has an article titled “The Economics of Puppy Mills”. The article highlights various issues related to animal rights and the inhumane way in which the animals in puppy mills are treated. With an estimated 500,000 dogs being born in puppy mills every year in the U.S. alone, this [...]

Readers Question: What is the Importance of Economics?This is a very open ended question. We could write anything between 20 words and a whole book.I would suggest the main importance of economics is helping society decide the optimal allocation of our limited resources.In particular economics is important in these areas.How to manage the macro economy.Economists can advise governments how to mana

Book Description ISBN-0945466412 The second edition of the fun and fascinating guide to the main ideas of the Austrian School of economics, written in sparkling prose especially for the non-economist. Gene Callahan shows that good economics isn’t about government planning or statistical models. It’s about human beings and the choices they make in the real world. This may be [...]

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Routledge Dictionary of EconomicsRoutledge经济学词典Author:D. RutherfordFormat:PDF 3.3MBPublisher: Routledge Number Of Pages: 752 Publication Date: 2002-10-18 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415250919 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415250917 The most informative dictionary of economics available, the Routledge Dictionary of Economics avoids the tendency to indulge in long-winded definitions of the major conce

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A Critical History of EconomicsAuthor:John MillsFormat:PDF 1.0MBPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 2003-01-18 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0333971302 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780333971307 John Mills provides a critical survey of the way economics has developed. He argues that the main goal of economics ought to be to show how to achieve a combination of economic growth, full

Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has decided to represent himself and not give four percent of his money to some agent (that must be where Agent Zero comes from!). My thoughts on this are, who cares? Sure, Gilbert you were a big time player, but did you gain any market value this year? No, he played limited time this season and the Wizards were fine with him out of the lineup. It would have made a lot

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The Economics of Taxation税收经济学Author:Bernard SalanieFormat:PDF 1.3MBPublisher: The MIT Press Number Of Pages: 236 Publication Date: 2003-06-08 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0262194864 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780262194860 This concise introduction to the economic theories of taxation is intuitive yet rigorous, relating the theories both to existing tax systems and to key empirical studies. The book o

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Economics and Language经济学与语言Author:Ariel RubinsteinFormat:PDF 1.7MBPublisher: Cambridge University Press Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2000-10-02 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521789907 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521789905 Arising out of the author's lifetime fascination with the links between the formal language of mathematical models and natural language, this short book comprises five

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Who Shall Live?: Health, Economics, and Social Choice (Economic Ideas Leading to the 21st Century , Vol 3)Author:Victor R. FuchsFormat:PDF 1.3MBPublisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Number Of Pages: 278 Publication Date: 1998-07 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9810232012 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789810232016 In this classic book, Professor Victor Fuchs draws on his deep understanding of the strengths and limitati

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Should The Government intervene to deal with oil Shortages? The world is facing a rise in the price of oil. Is this an example of market failure? Should we leave the discovery of new energy sources to the free market or is this an issue which requires active government intervention. Given the problems that rising oil prices could cause, it is perhaps surprising governments haven't tried to act ear

The Advanced School of Economics (in Italian: Scuola Superiore di Economia, or SSE for short) runs two doctoral programs: one in Economics and one in Business. The Doctoral Program in Economics...

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What does the future hold for economics? What are the issues which economics will need to face in the coming decades?Global Poverty.Despite decades of effort, global poverty seems as intractable as ever. In some countries progress has been made. But, in other countries, especially sub saharan Africa and parts of Asia, people are still dying from malnutrition and preventable diseases. How can incre

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Chapter - 1 Development Q. 1. Why is income considered as a major attribute of development? Q. 2. Why do we not consider total income? Q. 3. What is average income or per Capita Income? Q. 4. How are the countries divided on income basis according to World Report of World Bank? Q. 5. What are the other attributes of development than income? Q. 6. An average person in Punjab has

We now offer full RSS feeds for our Economics blog.You can subscribe in your favourite feed reader here:Receive Latest Posts By EmailEnter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurnerNote:We will never share your email with any third partiesYou can unsubscribe at any time.We aim to offer 5-7 posts a week.I also update a separate Economics Blog, which tends to be shorter more frequent posts. These te

In a recent post, we looked at new developments in economics. These are some issues which used to be a matter of debate importance. But, have gradually faded from view.Left vs RightThe twentieth century was characterised by a divisive ideological debate between Capitalism and Socialism. In Europe, versions of democratic Socialism was supported by many leading academics. The idea of public ownersh

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Economics is an evolving subject. Issues which were once hotly debated gradually fade from view and become insignificant over time. In their place we get new issues rising to the surface. These are some of the important recent development in Economics: Increased Importance of Globalisation. Globalisation is a fuzzy term. In a way globalisation has always been with us. Economies have traded with

Finally, I knew that my delaying the inevitable was starting to look bad, so I opened it. What he wanted was the worst of all; a report on the economic situation on Earth, since Earthlings are of particular interest to economists throughout the universe, being that Earthlings are considered by advanced civilizations to be one of the rather lower-middle forms of life in the universe, in that m

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Guide to Economic Indicators: Making Sense of Economics - Sixth Edition经济指标指南(经济学人系列)# Author:The Economist# Publisher: Bloomberg Press # Number Of Pages: 244 # Publication Date: 2007-01-15 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1576602400 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781576602409 It is essential to have a thorough understanding of economic information and to be able to grasp fully the real impl

I came across this in an Australian Newspaper: Opposition Treasury Spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says taxes on luxury cars and some alcoholic drinks will drive up prices. Mr Turnbull has called on the Government to explain how the new taxes fitted in with the fight against inflation. "I ask the Treasurer how can he reduce inflation by increasing prices, what kind of voodoo economics is he peddli

If you want to make real money in the Market, you don't want to follow the Pump & Dump (P&D) crowd's approach to the OTCBB. Promoting your Smoke & Mirrors (S&M) stock and selling your shares into the Market isn't very profitable. Let's assume that you spent a million dollars to take public a Smoke & Mirrors company on the OTCBB. You have four million insider shares. You raised $500,000 by doing

1. GDP measures National Output. GDP measures National output using official statistics. However, there are many discrepancies. Suppose you spend £1,000 a year on vegetables. But, then decide to convert your back garden into an allotment growing everything from seed. Your expenditure falls by £1,000 so National Output appears to fall, but you are still consuming the same amount of vegetables.

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The Advanced School of Economics (in Italian: Scuola Superiore diEconomia, or SSE for short) runs two doctoral programs: one inEconomics and one in Business.The Doctoral Program in Economics (DEC) and the Doctoral Program inBusiness (DEA) emanate from the Department of Economics and theDepartment of Business Management at the University of Venice. TheSchool coordinates these two programs, that sh

From here. The statement below is beyond bizarre. Maybe I fell into some Slider alternate reality. Sliders - The First and Second Seasons "Now it is a crisis for every American family," the Michigan senator said in the Democrats' weekly radio address. She called the current energy situation "a crisis that doesn't just affect us at the pump, but also raises the prices of groceries, increases o

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The Advanced School of Economics (in Italian: Scuola Superiore di Economia, or SSE for short) runs two doctoral programs: one in Economics and one in Business. The Doctoral Program in Economics (DEC) and the Doctoral Program in Business (DEA) emanate from the Department of Economics and the Department of Business Management at the University of Venice. The School coordinates these two programs, that share several first-year courses and a common philosophy. Since 2008, the School has taken over over the activities of a third doctoral program in Economics and Organisation that used to be run as part of the School for Advanced Studies in Venice. The School is based in Venice and offers only courses at a doctoral level. The official language is English. The current Director is Agar Brugiavini.

The Advanced School of Economics (in Italian: Scuola Superiore diEconomia, or SSE for short) runs two doctoral programs: one inEconomics and one in Business.The Doctoral Program in Economics (DEC) and the Doctoral Program inBusiness (DEA) emanate from the Department of Economics and theDepartment of Business Management at the University of Venice. TheSchool coordinates these two programs, that share several first-yearcourses and a common philosophy. Since 2008, the School has taken overover the activities of a third doctoral program in Economics andOrganisation that used to be run as part of the School for AdvancedStudies in Venice.The School is based in Venice and offers only courses at a doctorallevel. The official language is English. The current Director is AgarBrugiavini.=============

The Indiana Jones of Economics, Part IIRobert Jensen In the second installment of his adventure story about searching for the elusive Giffen good, Robert Jensen describes some of the setbacks they suffered along the way. Raiders of the Lost Arc Elasticity, Part II By Robert Jensen Let me start at the beginning to explain how our search for a Giffen good evolved. About five years [...] Link - Tue, 06 May 2008 09:23:34 GMT - Feed (1 subs) Sent using SendMeRss.com. Visit here to unsubscribe from "2-business" via X2 in Google. Recommended Feeds/Actions Subscribe DealMeRSS.com - Great Deals Delivered Every Day

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 At its lowest since the early 1990's, Consumer Confidence fell from 65.9 to 62.3.  "The Consumer Confidence Survey is based on a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households."At an annualized rate, the Gross Domestic Product increased 0.6%, just keeping us out of  the most recognized definition of a recession.Personal income & disposable personal income both increased by 0.3%  according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which tracts many economic factors nationwide and internationally.On the real estate scene in Athens, GA in the past 30 days there were:         768 new real estate listings placed on the market         253 sold properties in the overall Athens, GA market area     &nb

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Rogue Economics at Amazon.comRogue Economics at Amazon.co.ukI became interested in Rogue Economics by Loretta Napolean when researching an article on obesity. She covered the issue in just a couple of pages but it provided some key statistics and interesting ideas on the causes of obesity. The thing I like about the book is that it covers many of the new economic issues not covered in

According to My Way News, John McCain has called on the government to implement a break in the federal gas tax over the summer. This, of course, is the real way to lower gas prices - ending government regulation. There is no free market in the oil industry anymore. It has been regulated at every [...]

From Think Progress's excellent coverage of John McCain: During [yesterday's] Associated Press annual meeting, the moderator asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), “Are we in a recession?” McCain finally admitted, “I certainly think so,” but then tried to moderate his comment by adding, that the word “recession” is “really kind of a technical term used by people who are economists and make these kinds of judgment.” Watch it: This admission is a drastic change for McCain. As Bill Scher at the Campaign for America’s Future notes, on Jan. 10, McCain said, “I don’t believe we’re headed into a recession. I believe the fundamentals of this economy are strong, and I believe they will remain strong.” Speaking of McCain's abysmal handling of economic issues, the presumptive Repub

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I am thirty-two years old. By my account, I have almost gotten married three times, twice to the same person. Somehow, I never managed to do it -- but the thing is, I've mostly felt that it was all for the best.I might have been wrong. According to this Atlantic Monthly article, I should have just settled:At their core, they pose one of the most complicated, painful, and pervasive dilemmas many single women are forced to grapple with nowadays: Is it better to be alone, or to settle?My advice is this: Settle! That’s right. Don’t worry about passion or intense connection. Don’t nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling “Bravo!” in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family

From: Paths Toward an Anti-Capitalist Liberation by Chris Spannos A participatory economy is comprised of social rather than private or state ownership; nested worker and consumer council's and balanced job complexes rather than corporate hierarchy; remuneration for effort and sacrifice rather than for property, power, or output; participatory planning rather than markets or central planning; and self-management rather than class rule. The balanced job complex is a redefinition of our concept of work. Basically, jobs are organized so that everyone has an equal set of both empowering and un-empowering tasks. Jobs are balanced within each work place and across work places. Balancing jobs within work places is done to prevent the organization and assignment of tasks from preparing

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Readers Question: Is there an economic term for the phenomenon of ignoring (or turning a blind eye to) future risk, assuming that the current situation will prevail? I refer to the situation we currently see of both borrowers and lenders who are being caught by interest rate rises, having seemingly assumed that interest rates would stay low. An assumption of classical economics is that

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