Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Bacon and Supply/Demand Graphs. What a great breakfast combination.

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A nice article to practice graphing Supply and Demand.   America’s Lust for Bacon Is Pushing Pork Belly Prices to Records (Article an...
Friday, July 14, 2017

A 1967 Wrigley Field Menu Board and Inflation.

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Found this HERE It shows a menu board for concessions and game tickets at Wrigley Field in Chicago for the year 1967 (relying on informati...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Tax Policy and the 1%. A nice illustrative video!

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Here is an excellent video from the Wall Street Journal, with a simple illustration, of the tax share of the different quintiles (20% blocks...
Thursday, February 9, 2017

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Utility Maximization Uploaded by Gene on WizIQ Tutorials
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Healthcare Spending Graph. Easy to see the problem but how it "fix it"?

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Here is a graphic regarding healthcare spending in the US I think is important but rarely talked about. It is very clear that a small numb...
Monday, January 2, 2017

The Market for Bison Meat and a basic Demand and Supply Model. Fun times graphing!

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Here is an excellent article that allows us to practice a "simultaneous shift" in our Demand and Supply Curves in our basic Market...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Supply and Demand for Rubber, Tires and Cars. Graphs to Illustrate.

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From: Financial Times: China’s buoyant car sales boost rubber price Expectations of robust demand from China boosted rubber to a thr...
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Opportunity Cost and migration back to city centers.

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Here is a terrific analysis as to the reasons there is a nominal/notional increase in the movement people towards a central city. While th...
Monday, November 28, 2016

Don't be too cool for school...

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Students that act too cool for school may earn a high social wage from their peers, but will only earn the minimum wage from employers after...
Friday, November 25, 2016

Keynes vs Classical Model to reach Full Employment in a Recession.

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This AP Macroeconomic test topic is always a bit confusing for students AND teachers alike.  I struggled with it for a long time. Here are...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Wall Board (Sheet Rock) Tariffs Levied by Canada.

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I am kinda bored on Thanksgiving Eve.   Read this article on tariffs Canada is going to levy on Wall Board (Sheet Rock) that is used to fin...
Saturday, November 19, 2016

Cost of Thanksgiving Day Meal in Minimum Wage Terms...

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The American Farm Bureau has published its "annual informal price survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table...
Friday, November 18, 2016

Nice excerpt from the WSJ that illustrates Comparative Advantage.

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The following is from a WSJ article on the automaker Ford's decision to produce a model in the US versus perhaps moving production to Me...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

AD/AS Graphs

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Keynesian Multipliers Made Easy. Ok, maybe a little less hard is a better way to put it.

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The Keynesian Multipliers, both the Govt/Investment and Tax Multipliers, can be a tricky concept.  I am going to TRY to simplify it as much ...
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