Saturday, August 14, 2010

Mercedes-Benz take-off in China And Germany exits recession--Coincidence? Sales figures enclosed.

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  Mercedes-Benz is doing rather well in China.  The percentage gain is somewhat misleading, because they are starting off from a lower base ...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Is your Pet a Need or a Want? Don't ask an economist this question...

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     The first day of Economics class I like to distinguish between Needs and Wants. It is one of the more fun in-class activities.  The eco...

Getting Product to Market---By all means necessary...

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A long time ago when I was stationed at the US Embassy in Bamako, Mali I witnessed extraordinary examples of resourcefulness on the part of ...

BOO!! Here are some Friday the 13th facts and figures...

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Friday the 13th Phobia Rooted in Ancient History  (HT: Marginal Revolution) 1.   This Friday some people will be so paralyzed with fear the...
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Please interpret this graph---Why did Healthcare Costs START to rise dramatically in 1985? Anyone know WHY?

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This graph (the gold line specifically) shows the Consumer Price Index for ALL items in the market basket the govt. uses to measure changes ...

Ever wonder how your favorite company got its name? Find out here...

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How 16 Great Companies Picked Their Unique Names 1. Google The name started as a joke about the amount of information the search engine co...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

"SHOW ME THE MONEY!" The Fiscal Stimulus money, that is...Nice chart showing the dollar amounts

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Washington Post via ChartPorn Piecing together the stimulus ""With the passage of a $26 billion state aid package Tuesday,...

My, how prices have changed since 1942---Or have they?? See for yourself...

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I saw this particular photo HERE .  It (and several other photos) is colorized supposedly to show that scenes from The Depression are not mu...

Cigarettes and Elasticity---this time "Reservation Price" has a different meaning...

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   A product that is always ripe to increase taxes on, with little resistance from interest groups, is cigarettes.  It is assumed that the d...

It is amazing how many fires are occuring all over the world right now---See for yourself here!

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Quite amazing to me...I did not know SO many fires were happening at the same time all over the world...Source: HERE
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

If the Capital Stock decreases (and it is), then your future prospects and standard of living do too...How do I know? Why the Production Possibilities Frontier, of course.

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     In order to have healthy economic growth in the short run and long run, it is vital that a nation builds upon its Capital Stock.  Capit...

Opportunity Costs...Teachers instead of Food Stamps...kinda makes me squirm in my chair...

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Democrats, Advocacy Groups Blast Cuts to Food Stamps to Fund $26B Aid Bill "...House members convened Tuesday to pass the multibillion...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Does it pay to finish college? Students---play the percentages---FINISH!---see chart as to why!

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Source: Yglesias

Is this Irans version of Keynesian Economics???

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Iran warns 'we have dug mass graves for your soldiers' in response to U.S. attack threat ""Iran has dug mass graves in wh...

How much does your employer pay you? How much does it cost to actually employ you? Two VERY different numbers!!

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Why I'm Not Hiring : When you add it all up, it costs $74,000 to put $44,000 in Sally's pocket and to give her $12,000 in benefits ...
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