Economic History

March 10, 2014
gender pay gap
Published by econguest at March 10, 2014
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One Reason That We Need Gender Equity in TV and Film

Our Monday Gender Issue: Citing “gender inertia,” San Diego University professor Martha Lauzen said that: “If you have all white males working behind the scenes in […]

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February 27, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 27, 2014
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B(T)FF… Best Trading Friends Forever

We can say that Mexico believes her top trading partner is the United States because the value of her exports to the US (2013: $370,826,831) added to the […]

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February 26, 2014
economic news roundup and height matters
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 26, 2014
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Tall and Short Populations

Princeton economist Angus Deaton estimates that it will take 500 years for Indian women to reach the height of English women. In The Great Escape, Dr. […]

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February 16, 2014
Downton Abbey Economics
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 16, 2014
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What Can We Learn From Downton Abbey Economics?

Downton Abbey can tell us a lot about the British economy…but not everything. We know the aristocracy is struggling. Many of the 700 families who had […]

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February 13, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and financial bubbles
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 13, 2014
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Problems With Grade Deflation

The number of hours we study is down and our grades are up. Between 1961 and 2003, full time college students diminished their study time from […]

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February 9, 2014
weekly roundup and Ireland's GDP growth rate statistics
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 9, 2014
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Problems With the Unemployment Rate

Almost everyone is saying the unemployment rate is a problem. At 6.6% and with job creation at 113,000, the numbers reflect a troubled jobs market. The […]

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February 5, 2014
Noise Pollution and Negative Externalities
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 5, 2014
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1930s Noise Pollution

In 1932, the NYC Noise Abatement Commission received a letter from Mr. N. Schmuck of 137 Milton Street in Brooklyn about the noise from a nearby […]

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February 4, 2014
Brazil's Transportation Infrastructure World Cup to-do
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 4, 2014
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Brazil’s World Cup To-Do List

Preparing its transportation infrastructure for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Brazil has one giant to-do list. In the air and on the ground, it […]

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January 31, 2014
Multigenerational boomerang households
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 31, 2014
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Why Do Young Adults Live With Their Parents?

In Slovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, Malta and Italy, young people, age 25-34, live with their parents. But not in Denmark, Finland Sweden, and Norway. Below you can see the country […]

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January 30, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 30, 2014
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Have We Halved the Deficit?

In the State-of-the-Union, President Obama said, “Our deficits–cut by more than half.” Looking at the federal deficit as a percent of GDP, we can say that the […]

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January 21, 2014
Detroit Bankruptcy Requires Life Support
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 21, 2014
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The Trade-Offs of Prolonging Life

From guest blogger, Mariana Do Carmo, student at Yale University. What if prolonging life results in prolonging not only your suffering but also that of others? […]

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January 20, 2014
global learning
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 20, 2014
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The Revolution That Grandma Started

The NYC Miss Subways competition was about a lot more than pretty “girls” (as they were called). To become Miss Subways for a month, applicants had […]

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