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Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Feather
October 24, 2014![Everyday economics: A misery index number conveys the potential distress created by unemployment and inflation.](https://econlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/misery-definition.jpg)
An Economist’s Definition of Misery
October 26, 2014SUNDAY 10.19.2014
The reason the Russian McDonald’s is shrinking…more |
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MONDAY 10.20.2014
The economic impact of ebola fear…more |
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TUESDAY 10.21.2014
How more valuable women lead to less marriage…more
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WEDNESDAY 10.22.2014
Why Norway has so many Teslas…more
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THURSDAY 10.23.2014
The damage from occupational licenses…more |
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FRIDAY 10.24.2014
The problem with sticky gas prices…more |
Economic Ideas Roundup
- monopolistic competition
- sticky prices
- subsidies
- regulation
- supply and demand
- opportunity cost
- incentives
- marginal utility
- foreign direct investment (FDI)
- comparative advantage