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New Articles This Week...
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:34:00 +0200
Here are this week's new articles for you to check out:
Introduction to Gross Domestic Product - How does an economy measure aggregate output, income, and expenditure?
The Expenditure Categories of Gross...
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The Economics of the State of the Union Address...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:26:00 +0200
As an economist, I was very pleased to see the number of references to actual economic research, findings and concepts in Tuesday's State of the Union address. As someone...
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What's a Good Teacher Worth? Economists Can Tell You...
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:42:00 +0200
The issue of whether or not teachers (or, more specifically, good teachers) are underpaid is the subject of much debate in both education and politics. Economists are quick to...
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New Articles This Week
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:32:00 +0200
Here are this week's new articles for you to check out:
The Short Run versus The Long Run - How do economists distinguish between the short run and the long run...
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Ronald Coase, the World's Oldest Living Economist
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:34:00 +0200
Okay, so technically I don't know for sure that that is true, but today is Ronald Coase's 101st birthday, so I feel pretty comfortable playing the odds. In honor...
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New Articles This Week
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:21:00 +0200
Here are this week's new articles for you to check out:
Measuring Unemployment - How do economists measure unemployment? Does the unemployment calculation measure what really matters?
Types of Unemployment -...
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The Hanukkah Production Possibilities Frontier, and an Economists' Hanukkah Song
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:52:00 +0200
Christmas may be over, but Hanukkah is still going strong for a few more days. Most of you know that Hanukkah is referred to as the festival of lights,...
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Scroogenomics, or Why Economists Aren't Popular at Holiday Gatherings...
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:30:00 +0200
Economists are probably not the best people to have around at the holidays- evidence shows that economists tend to be more Scroog-ey than most, and we're not particularly fond of...
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Another Treasure Trove of Economics Material, Reddit Style...
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:45:00 +0200
As an economist who works both inside an out of academia, one of my biggest frustrations is the fact that most research done by academic economists never really sees the...
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Why Percents and Percentage Points Are Cousins, But Not Twins
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:36:00 +0200
The distinction between percents and percentage points (or lack thereof) is easily on my list of top 5 pet peeves, so I very much appreciate this comic. This distinction...
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