http://economics.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-20T12:51:14Z Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/fun-with-price-ceilings-toilet-paper-edition.htm From the "economists told you so pile"...the government of Venezuela set maximum prices for necessary household items, and, if you've been following along with <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/od/supplyanddemand/a/market_distortions.htm">the analysis of price ceilings</a>, so ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/fun-with-price-ceilings-toilet-paper-edition.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/fun-with-price-ceilings-toilet-paper-edition.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:06 +0000 2013-05-20T12:56:06Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/when-nerds-double-down-the-economics-of-star-trek.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_completist/2013/05/star_trek_movies_and_tv_series_which_are_the_best_why.single.html">In case you felt the need for your geekiness to transcend genre</a>, Matt Yglesias has got you covered. http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/when-nerds-double-down-the-economics-of-star-trek.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:14 +0000 2013-05-20T12:51:14Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/on-why-i-can-neither-pick-stocks-nor-fix-your-hard-drive.htm As an undergraduate, I studied computer science and mathematics. My mother, subsequently, started directing all of her computer tech support questions to me and was, in a way, less ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/on-why-i-can-neither-pick-stocks-nor-fix-your-hard-drive.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/on-why-i-can-neither-pick-stocks-nor-fix-your-hard-drive.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:36 +0000 2013-05-20T12:45:36Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/im-doing-my-part-liquidity-trap-edition.htm Last week, Paul Krugman lamented that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/which-textbook-is-that-exactly/">economics textbooks don't sufficiently cover the strategy of raising inflation expectations to get out of a liquidity trap</a>. Some other economists <a ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/im-doing-my-part-liquidity-trap-edition.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/20/im-doing-my-part-liquidity-trap-edition.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:16 +0000 2013-05-20T12:40:16Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/the-horse-race-for-fed-chair-is-on.htm I wrote before about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/04/29/the-next-ben-bernanke.htm">Janet Yellen as a potential successor to Ben Bernanke</a>, but she's certainly not the only contender for the position. The Wall Street Journal <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/05/12/who-are-the-leading-fed-contenders/?mod=WSJBlog">gives a good rundown of the likely contenders for the job</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/the-horse-race-for-fed-chair-is-on.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/the-horse-race-for-fed-chair-is-on.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 12:42:12 +0000 2013-05-13T12:42:12Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/elizabeth-warren-joe-stiglitz-and-a-lesson-on-interest-rates.htm When thinking about borrowing for a large purchase, you've probably noticed that interest rates can differ quite a bit not only across time but also across people and types of ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/elizabeth-warren-joe-stiglitz-and-a-lesson-on-interest-rates.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/elizabeth-warren-joe-stiglitz-and-a-lesson-on-interest-rates.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 12:29:12 +0000 2013-05-13T12:29:12Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/on-the-importance-of-understanding-sunk-costs.htm One thing that the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/od/perfect-competition/ss/The-Shut-down-Condition.htm">shut-down condition</a> teaches us is that sunk costs- i.e. costs that have already been paid or committed to and can't be recovered- should not factor into ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/on-the-importance-of-understanding-sunk-costs.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/13/on-the-importance-of-understanding-sunk-costs.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 11:52:01 +0000 2013-05-13T11:52:01Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/some-good-advice-for-economics-readers.htm Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers offer up some good advice on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-01/six-ways-to-separate-lies-from-statistics.html">how to be a smart consumer of economic information</a>. http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/some-good-advice-for-economics-readers.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 12:52:36 +0000 2013-05-06T12:52:36Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/this-week-in-counterintuitive-economic-findings-internet-and-marriage-edition.htm New economics research suggests that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/05/02/internet-strengthens-institution-of-marriage/?mod=WSJBlog">broadband internet access acts as an enabler for marriage</a>. And here I always assumed that people who spend all day on the Internet would ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/this-week-in-counterintuitive-economic-findings-internet-and-marriage-edition.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/this-week-in-counterintuitive-economic-findings-internet-and-marriage-edition.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 12:50:45 +0000 2013-05-06T12:50:45Z http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/more-economics-in-auditory-form.htm I've mentioned before that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/od/notable-economists/a/Economist-Dan-Ariely.htm">Dan Ariely</a> is one of my favorite economists. As such, I am surprised that I didn't know until recently that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://tunein.com/radio/Arming-the-Donkeys-p505296/">he has a podcast</a> where ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/more-economics-in-auditory-form.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://economics.about.com/b/2013/05/06/more-economics-in-auditory-form.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 12:47:43 +0000 2013-05-06T12:47:43Z