Saturday, August 4, 2012

Keynesian Economics vs Classical Economics summed up in two easy memes...

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Keynesian vs Classical---in a nutshell... Source: The Big Picture Blog    Source: Haywardeconblog ---I changed the captions. Did n...

Cartoon " Desert Island Recession"---See if you agree with the premise and conclusion...

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The genesis of a recession.  I have a problem beginning with the frame "The Next Day".  How about you? From  Gocomics   Via Mik...
Friday, August 3, 2012

I think the President SHOULD have said "The Federal employment sector is doing just fine". Here is the proof in one easy graph...

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Planet Money at NPR has been following the change in government jobs at the Federal, State and Local level since the beginning of the reces...

Entitlement Spending and Public Investment in 3 easy graphs. Hey, this is not a flashy subject but none more important...

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The following sets of graphs illustrate the "Emperor has no clothes" in terms of the Federal Budget. Everyone knows the problem bu...

A 1980's-ish rap/dance video by a group of middle class suburban 6th graders. For entertainment value it does not get any bettter...

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A fun video to watch for new students to the subject of economics. A 1980's-ish rap/dance video by a bunch of 6th or 7th graders. Warn...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Unintended but predictable consequence of the Ethanol Mandate...

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Source: Carpe Diem
Sunday, July 29, 2012

The NY Times is catching on---Nice article on the impending Physician shortage in the US. Oh, you did not know that was going to happen? Econ 101...

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The Affordable Care Act largely forgot about the "Supply-side" of "Demand and Supply".  Here is an article in today'...

Nice graph showing the change in how we communicate and get information since 1900. We REALLY don't talk to each other anymore...

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Technology is rapidly changing the way we spend time communicating with each other and how we connect to the outside world. It shows time ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Side by side comparison of drought conditions---today and 1934, a Dust Bowl year....

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Here are side by side comparisons of drought conditions today and 1934, a Dust Bowl year. A stark reminder of how bad the conditions rea...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Infographic comparing The Great Depression with The Great Recession. Our grandparents were right.

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The Great Depression vs. The Great Recession by Payday Loan.co.uk

Nice infographic on the state of "Piracy" in the entertainment production business.

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This is what I thought about on my commute last week on public transit to downtown Chicago ...

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Last week I rode the train from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago to downtown Chicago to attend the AP US Govt and Politics College Board Sum...

Nice graphic showing drought conditions each year in the US since 1899. Is there a pattern??

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Go  HERE for a larger image of the graphic and article at NYTIMES . Each line of maps represents a decade of drought conditions in the US....
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Find out how your city/region would fare in terms of GDP if it was its own country.

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Here is a world GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ranking by country AND with the added twist of including the dollar value of production of good...
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Nice graphic showing the decline over time in the number of teenagers getting drivers licenses. WHY is this the trend?

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Why don't young people want to drive anymore? Is this a good or bad thing? As you move from left to right on this graphic, focus on th...
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