Feb 17 The Machine Breakers We Have Always With Us A long and interesting email arrived recently from one Jean Maier. I've been responding to its various points, a post at a time. Today, it's time for item three. Here is the relevant excerpt from Ms. Maier's massive… Continue reading
Feb 16 Budgets and Continuing Resolutions: What's the Difference? If you've been trying to keep track of Capitol Hill this week, you might be confused: Is the House considering President Obama's budget? How much is being cut from the budget? And what is a CR? What's happening is that… Continue reading
Feb 16 Conversation: Borders Files for Bankruptcy By Molly Finnegan On Wednesday, the bookstore chain Borders filed for Chapter 11 reorganization after accumulating more than $1 billion in debt and failing to pay publishers that supply its inventory. Continue reading
Feb 16 Merle Hazard and You: And the Winner Is... By Paul Solman We have an update on our country-country lyric contest, inspired by the econo-crooner Merle Hazard. Those of you who frequent these pages often will remember our series late last month where Merle lyricized about the financial crises in… Continue reading
Feb 16 Merle Hazard and You: And the Winner Is... Today, an update on our country-country lyric contest, inspired by the econo-crooner Merle Hazard. Those of you who frequent these pages often will remember our series late last month where Merle lyricized about the financial crises in Spain,… Continue reading
Feb 15 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine's Day, Part II By Paul Solman In our efforts to maximize your utility in this 'Material World' via behavioral economics, we're unilaterally extending Valentine's Day for 24 hours with a second video tip from Duke's Dan Ariely, who joined us on Making… Continue reading
Feb 15 As Washington Eyes Budget Cuts, How Would Local Economies Be Affected? The annual arrival of the president's proposed federal budget is always more of a show than a real news event - a starting point for congressional additions and subtractions - but that is especially true this year with the new… Continue reading
Feb 15 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine's Day, Part II By Elizabeth Shell In our efforts to maximize your utility in this 'Material World' via behavioral economics, we're unilaterally extending Valentine's Day for 24 hours with a second video tip from Duke's Dan Ariely, who joined us on Making Sen$e as… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch How-To Economics: Tips for Valentine's Day, Part 2 In our efforts to maximize your utility via economics; a second video tip from Dan Ariely. Continue watching
Feb 14 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine's Day By Paul Solman Our friend Dan Ariely, of behavioral psychology and economics fame, returns to Making Sen$e as a regular presence, starting today. The book that made him famous is called "Predictably Irrational," but we think of Dan as… Continue reading