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The Economics of Obesity: A Q&A With the Author of The Fattening of America - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
The Economics of Obesity: A Q&A With the Author of The Fattening of America
The Economics of Obesity: A Q&A With the Author of The Fattening of America
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Dominica, Antigua: One Caribbean?
Following news of the murder of a honeymooning British couple in Antigua, Danielle Jones at Dominica Weekly says: “While...
Following news of the murder of a honeymooning British couple in Antigua, Danielle Jones at Dominica Weekly says: “While...
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Jamaica: Independence Day
Jamaica just celebrated its 46th year of Independence from Britain and several bloggers marked the occasion with posts that...
Jamaica just celebrated its 46th year of Independence from Britain and several bloggers marked the occasion with posts that...
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What is a “fiscal conservative”?
Post from: From the Office of the PrincipalWhat is a “fiscal conservative”?Of course, it’s because John...
Post from: From the Office of the PrincipalWhat is a “fiscal conservative”?Of course, it’s because John...
6 hours ago
From the Office of the Principal
| Topics: Accountabi..., Bush legacy, Economics, Election 2008
From the Office of the Principal
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Pericles posted a blog entry
What is the Root Cause & Real Meaning of Inflation?
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeWhen we talk about inflation, it generally means that the prices of good and services is...
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeWhen we talk about inflation, it generally means that the prices of good and services is...
Jonathan D posted a blog entry
The Global Credit Crunch - One Year On
It is almost exactly a year since the European Central Bank was forced to inject €95bn into the eurozone banking system,...
It is almost exactly a year since the European Central Bank was forced to inject €95bn into the eurozone banking system,...
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SONA 2008 (A Reaction)
(Note: This is the whole document I passed to the faculty of our college as an activity. This is according to my own personal...
(Note: This is the whole document I passed to the faculty of our college as an activity. This is according to my own personal...
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Excellent review Clay Shirky's "Here Comes Everyody" by Felix Stadler.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
10 hours ago
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DeBeers: Exploitation is Forever
by Guest Contributor Tami, originally published at What Tami SaidDiamond purveyor DeBeers wants you to get your...
by Guest Contributor Tami, originally published at What Tami SaidDiamond purveyor DeBeers wants you to get your...
11 hours ago
Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
| Topics: Uncategorized, economics, international, race
Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
| Topics: Uncategorized, economics, international, raceabdhulrosyid posted a blog entry
FSA warns banks, but will the Irish Regulator follow suit?
The FSA (Financial Services Authority) has warned specialist lenders that it has extreme reservations over how they are...
The FSA (Financial Services Authority) has warned specialist lenders that it has extreme reservations over how they are...
12 hours ago
Irish Mortgage Brokers Investment Advice
| Topics: General Financial..., International..., Mortgage..., Mortgages
Irish Mortgage Brokers Investment Advice
| Topics: General Financial..., International..., Mortgage..., Mortgages
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I liked idea of Nudge economics. But now the Tory party is telling all its MPs to read the book I anticipate some serious shark jumping
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Expert tells legislators in city the price of oil will drop | NewsOK.com
Todd Buchholz (author of "new ideas from dead economists", former advisor to Bush and technophile predicts:"Oil will peg out two years from now being closer to $50 a barrel, which is still high enough to make those alternative fuels worth...
Todd Buchholz (author of "new ideas from dead economists", former advisor to Bush and technophile predicts:"Oil will peg out two years from now being closer to $50 a barrel, which is still high enough to make those alternative fuels worth...
Erle Frayne Argonza posted a blog entry
AID FUNDS FOR AFRICA, ANYONE?
Erle Frayne ArgonzaMagandang araw! Good day!Aid commitments to the south by the more developed economies of the North have...
Erle Frayne ArgonzaMagandang araw! Good day!Aid commitments to the south by the more developed economies of the North have...
Erle Frayne Argonza posted a blog entry
ADJUSTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: LESSONS FROM AFRICA’S PEOPLES
ADJUSTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: LESSONS FROM AFRICA’S PEOPLESErle Frayne ArgonzaGood morning! Climate change patterns are...
ADJUSTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: LESSONS FROM AFRICA’S PEOPLESErle Frayne ArgonzaGood morning! Climate change patterns are...
MarkThomaTypePad posted a blog entry
Summers: How to Build a US Recovery
Larry Summers on "the crucial questions for American economic policy": The Big Freeze part 4: How to build a US recovery, by...
Larry Summers on "the crucial questions for American economic policy": The Big Freeze part 4: How to build a US recovery, by...
Gentledude posted a blog entry
Do Bigha Zameen : A Current Retelling
It is more than a matter of the 400 acres of land at Singur. The Tata plant running into labor trouble at Singur is an example...
It is more than a matter of the 400 acres of land at Singur. The Tata plant running into labor trouble at Singur is an example...
nickfirst11475 posted a blog entry
Fiscal stimulus doesn’t work
Harvard economist Marty Feldstein wrote a great piece in the Wall Street Journal today about why fiscal stimulus (including the...
Harvard economist Marty Feldstein wrote a great piece in the Wall Street Journal today about why fiscal stimulus (including the...
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MarkThomaTypePad posted a blog entry
Stiglitz: Turn Left for Growth
Who has the better prescription for economic growth, the left or the right? Joseph Stiglitz says that's an easy call, it's...
Who has the better prescription for economic growth, the left or the right? Joseph Stiglitz says that's an easy call, it's...
aassdee92 posted a blog entry
Synergies of the unpleasant kind: recessions, credit crunches and housing busts
From the abstract of a new paper by Stijn Claessens, M. Ayhan Kose and Marco E. Terrones, entitled "What Happens During...
From the abstract of a new paper by Stijn Claessens, M. Ayhan Kose and Marco E. Terrones, entitled "What Happens During...
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Credit crunch a year on: The winners
The global credit crunch has caused anxiety and financial distress to millions. But as with any situation, there have been winners as well as losers.
The global credit crunch has caused anxiety and financial distress to millions. But as with any situation, there have been winners as well as losers.
1 day ago
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Ryan Healy posted a blog entry
The Consequences of Too Much Debt
Too much debt leads to all kinds of symptoms.For instance, stress. Late fees. A sense of impending doom.We even have a phrase...
Too much debt leads to all kinds of symptoms.For instance, stress. Late fees. A sense of impending doom.We even have a phrase...
Mortaine posted a blog entry
Knowing What You Have
Ah, inventory management. I never thought of myself as the kind of person who would enjoy entering, cataloging, and maintaining...
Ah, inventory management. I never thought of myself as the kind of person who would enjoy entering, cataloging, and maintaining...
Paulie posted a blog entry
More on Nudge
Tom has found another review of Nudge. I'd point directly to it, but Tom's commentary is worth looking at.
Tom has found another review of Nudge. I'd point directly to it, but Tom's commentary is worth looking at.
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Czech Republic: The Smallest Coin Must Go
The Czech Daily World reports that as of September Czechs won’t use the CZK .50 (50 heller coins). He adds, “after 116...
The Czech Daily World reports that as of September Czechs won’t use the CZK .50 (50 heller coins). He adds, “after 116...
1 day ago
Human Rights Video - Global Voices and WITNESS
| Topics: Czech..., Eastern & Central..., Economics, English
Human Rights Video - Global Voices and WITNESS
| Topics: Czech..., Eastern & Central..., Economics, Englishteg_1973 posted a blog entry
Iraq has $79Bn in Surplus - Still No Rebuilding Though
Soaring oil prices will leave the Iraqi government with a cumulative budget surplus of as much as $79 billion by year’s end,...
Soaring oil prices will leave the Iraqi government with a cumulative budget surplus of as much as $79 billion by year’s end,...
MarkThomaTypePad posted a blog entry
DeLong: The Knife’s-Edge Economy
How many more DeLong Units will we have to wait until we know whether the global economy will "right itself or begin a...
How many more DeLong Units will we have to wait until we know whether the global economy will "right itself or begin a...
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Four Challenges for Tomorrow's CEOs @ Umair Haque
So let's step back for a second and examine, as the macro crisis deepens, just how intense the global challenges confronting tomorrow's business leaders are. Here are four of the most critical.
So let's step back for a second and examine, as the macro crisis deepens, just how intense the global challenges confronting tomorrow's business leaders are. Here are four of the most critical.
R0b posted a blog entry
Is Your City Dying?
Forbes released a list of America’s Fastest-Dying Cities. Their criteria were as follows:These areas, as defined by the...
Forbes released a list of America’s Fastest-Dying Cities. Their criteria were as follows:These areas, as defined by the...
1 day ago
Businesspundit - Your Daily Dose of Competitive Advantage
| Topics: Economics, Government, Miscellaneous, forbes dying...
Businesspundit - Your Daily Dose of Competitive Advantage
| Topics: Economics, Government, Miscellaneous, forbes dying...
Terrance posted a blog entry
The $821 Million Smile
Why is this man smiling? If you had the same sweet deal he’s got, you’d probably smile too.His name is Richard...
Why is this man smiling? If you had the same sweet deal he’s got, you’d probably smile too.His name is Richard...
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Jobs Vacancy at PT Reckitt Benckiser Indonesia
Reckitt Benckiser is the force behind many of the world’s favorite household brands. Names like Dettol, Harpic, Airwick,Tiga...
Reckitt Benckiser is the force behind many of the world’s favorite household brands. Names like Dettol, Harpic, Airwick,Tiga...
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What would it take ? New Nuclear electricity at less than two cents per kwh
New nuclear plants constructed in the USA can provide electricity at about 5-6 cents/kwhBecause of the large capital costs for nuclear power, and the relatively long construction period before revenue is returned, servicing the capital costs of a nuclear...
New nuclear plants constructed in the USA can provide electricity at about 5-6 cents/kwhBecause of the large capital costs for nuclear power, and the relatively long construction period before revenue is returned, servicing the capital costs of a nuclear...
1 day ago
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| Topics: Economics, future, nuclear, energy | Add google reader to your profilerlr49 posted a blog entry
Venture Fund Economics Series
I thought you should know that Fred Wilson is currently posting a fantastic series about Venture Fund Economics on his...
I thought you should know that Fred Wilson is currently posting a fantastic series about Venture Fund Economics on his...
abdhulrosyid posted a blog entry
Debt Reduction Blog 6th August 2008
We have decided to start a weekly debt reduction blog, many people are very conscious of their funds and concerned over what...
We have decided to start a weekly debt reduction blog, many people are very conscious of their funds and concerned over what...
1 day ago
Irish Mortgage Brokers Investment Advice
| Topics: Mortgage..., Mortgages, Tax..., debt...
Irish Mortgage Brokers Investment Advice
| Topics: Mortgage..., Mortgages, Tax..., debt...
johnbr posted a blog entry
Growth and CO2
An amusing article from the Register. A British economist says that economic growth and CO2 emissions are inextricably linked,...
An amusing article from the Register. A British economist says that economic growth and CO2 emissions are inextricably linked,...
abdhulrosyid posted a blog entry
Changing bank trends
Today we will highlight some changes that we may see come into the Irish mortgage market in the near future, as well as some...
Today we will highlight some changes that we may see come into the Irish mortgage market in the near future, as well as some...
1 day ago
Irish Mortgage Brokers Investment Advice
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Irish Mortgage Brokers Investment Advice
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