Economic Ideas

August 30, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 30, 2015
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Why a Life Needs a Price Tag

Although it seems callous, for safety regulation like speed limits and for victims' compensation like 9/11 we need to quantify the value of a life.

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August 25, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and clever stock ticker symbols
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 25, 2015
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Using a Fat Tail to Describe Stock Market Risk

When the unexpected occurs and changes our view of stock market risk, we call it a black swan or fat tail because it is far from the mean of a bell curve.

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August 24, 2015
CEO performance and golf
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 24, 2015
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How Your Lawn is About More Than Grass

Nothing but grass, lawns began as conspicuous consumption from the English and French aristocracy and now are a middle class manicured status symbol.

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August 21, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 21, 2015
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Some High Speed Trading History

Depending on how fast news travels, high speed trading can be done through homing pigeons or computers but both have created information asymmetry.

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August 19, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 19, 2015
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How to Find More of the American Dream

Recognizing that neighborhoods with better schools and other shared characteristics affect income mobility, anti-poverty policy can become more effective.

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