Demand, Supply, and Markets

November 19, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 19, 2011
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Stagnation or Education?

Is the problem stagnation or education? For George Mason economist Tyler Cowen, it was all about his grandmother. Debating MIT economist Erik Brynjolfsson, Cowen reminded us […]

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November 14, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 14, 2011
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European Ties

How to picture the US/European economic partnership? You could think of Skippy Peanut Butter. Owned by Unilever, a multinational based in the UK and the Netherlands, […]

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November 12, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 12, 2011
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Presidential Wagers

 Looking at the University of Iowa GOP Iowa Caucus Market, you could create these headlines: “Gingrich gains.” “Cain crashes.” Perry plummets. Romney remains. With quotes indicated […]

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November 11, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 11, 2011
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Car Rentals and Cuban Houses

Have you ever washed a rented car? Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers tells us that, “In the history of the world,” no one has. For rental […]

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November 8, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 8, 2011
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The Future of Oil

When will we run out of oil? A room full of pistachios might have the answer. In the first several pages of The Invisible Heart: An […]

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November 4, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 4, 2011
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Frozen Jeans

Being a responsible citizen of the earth might mean freezing your jeans. According to Levi’s, one pair of jeans, from its inception in the cotton field […]

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November 3, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 3, 2011
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Are You A Good Investor?

Good investing takes us to our emotions. But not quite how you might expect. Our brains don’t like random events. Instead, we prefer patterns, especially pleasing […]

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October 29, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 29, 2011
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The Seven Billionth Baby

On October 12, 1999, according to the United Nations, the 6 billionth person (approximately) in the world was born. At the time, the UN projected the […]

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October 27, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 27, 2011
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Innovation and (Steve) Jobs

From the iPhone and iPod to a…thermostat? At a Silicone Valley start-up, a former Apple design leader has switched his focus to diminishing carbon emissions, decreasing […]

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October 25, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 25, 2011
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Greece and Argentina

Nobody wants Greece to become Argentina. It all began with what scholars Rogoff and Reinhart called the lending boom of the 1990s. Enjoying the influx of […]

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