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| Astrology, Economics and Stock Analysis | | 2008-07-18 03:43:00 | | When there was a proposal a couple of years ago to include astrology as a mainstream course of study in universities, there were big hues and cries...
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| Estudio: Economics of Information Security (ESRC) | | 2008-07-08 15:06:47 | | La tecnología no es suficiente para garantizar la seguridad de las empresas
Las empresas no invierten lo suficiente en la protección de sus datos ni en los servicios de un experto en seguridad, según las conclusiones del informe Economics of Information Security publicado por ESRC.
El informe añade que las empresas tienden a pensar que la seguridad necesaria para el buen funcionamiento de la
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| | BMW M3 vs Toyota Prius, Performance vs Economics | | 2008-06-30 00:13:00 | | Performance vs economics?The Prius is the darling of auto-buyers at the moment for its hybrid technology and huge miles per gallon return.But the BMW M3 is made for performance. How do these two cars perform when going on the Top Gear test track?The only issue is that this is a very one sided test.The BMW was drafting the Pruis through the test track drive.The performance driving aspect yields less mileage overall especially for smaller cars which need to rev much higher to get speed.The Toyota Pruis with a four cylinder engine vs a V8 would burn more fuel on a test track especially if both cars go the same speed.The BMW will not need to rev quite as high as the Prius thereby giving a better mileage estimate.A better comparison should be done through testing both cars through a variety of situations. Add to the test track a highway mileage comparison where both cars travel over four hours on the Autobahn.Then have both cars go through congested city driving where the Toyota’s electri | | By: Autos Space | | |
| | The Economics of Democracy in Muslim Countries | | 2008-06-20 08:55:00 | | The Middle East Forum - As the Status of Democracy Index shows, democracy in the Middle East and North Africa is the exception rather than the rule. Lebanon and Turkey, each with a 61 percent score, rank the highest. Only Algeria (52.7 percent) and Egypt (50 percent) score in the upper two quadrants. In descending order, the rest of the Middle East and North African countries are: Jordan (47.2 percent), Tunisia (47.2 percent), Yemen (47.2 percent), Kuwait (44.4 percent), Morocco (44.4 percent), Syria (36 percent), Qatar (33.3 percent), Bahrain (30.5 percent), Libya (27.7 percent), Oman (27.7 percent), Sudan (27.7 percent), United Arab Emirates (27.7 percent), Iran (25 percent), and Saudi Arabia (13.8 percent).Correlation analysis indicates:The greater percentage of Muslims a country had relative to its overall population, the lower its SDI score tended to be.The higher a country's GDP per capita, the lower its SDI score.The greater percentage of a country's GDP that is devoted to milit | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| | Economics Dissertation | | 2008-06-10 22:09:00 | | Marketing dissertation is designed to study specific concepts and constructs of the said subject in careful detail. These concepts must be a salient aspect of financial or business economics which is appropriate in the existing situation. The said thesis is more encompassing in nature and takes on a particular method, which follows a specific format. More often than not, the study may also take the place of one’s final examinations, which is why it must reflect the amount of learning and study | | By: Dissertation Master | | |
| | Mattress Economics: People splurge for health these days | | 2008-06-03 15:40:36 | | With the current economic crunch, you would think that people actually refusing to splurge on beddings and mattresses. But as this report shows, when it comes to health, buying a costly mattress may in fact be more practical and cost-effective.
Doug Lake, who opened The Mattress Store at 2733 28th St. SE in late April, [...] | | By: Mattresszine | | |
| | | 6 PhD grants in Economics at University of Bologna - Italy | | 2008-05-14 20:55:00 | | ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITÀ DI BOLOGNA AREA DELLA RICERCA - SETTORE FINANZIAMENTI ISTITUZIONALI UFFICIO FORMAZIONE SCIENTIFICA POST LAUREA OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Call for application
PhD in Economics – Deadline June 30, 2008
The PhD in Economics at the University of Bologna is carried out in respect of the following main and general rules and regulations:
1. art. 4 of the law of 3 | | By: International Scholarships | | |
| | 7 PhD scholarship in Economics at Università Ca` Foscari Italy | | 2008-05-11 19:05:00 | | The Advanced School of Economics (in Italian: Scuola Superiore di Economia, or SSE for short) runs two doctoral programs: one in Economics and one in Business.
DEC: Application 2008 The Doctoral Program in Economics (DEC) and the Doctoral Program in Business (DEA) emanate from the Department of Economics and the Department of Business Management at the University of Venice. The School | | By: International Scholarships | | |
| | | NYT and WaPo on McCain Economics and Holtz-Eakin's Role | | 2008-04-22 23:00:00 | | The New York Times and Washington Post had two articles today discussing McCain's economic policies and his economic staff. First, David Leonhardt wrote a column in the New York Times that focused mostly on McCain's advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, who is widely respected in tax policy circles in Washington.Another McCain article, this one in the Washington Post by Ruth Marcus, looks at "McCainonomics." Marcus mostly criticizes McCain's current positions on tax policy, arguing that they are irresponsible.One correction is necessary in Marcus's article regarding AMT where she writes: "In fact, getting rid of the AMT -- as opposed to patching it to make sure it does not catch increasing numbers of taxpayers -- would primarily benefit those with annual incomes of $500,000 or more."That is not really true. While an AMT repeal would hit what most people would call rich (200,000 - 500,000), it doesn't really h | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
| | | | | Security Economics and the Internal Market (ENISA) | | 2008-03-19 07:15:07 | | El European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) en agosto del 2007 publico el informe: La seguridad informática y su impacto económico (Security Economics and the Internal Market).
Algunos temas tratados en el documento de 114 paginas:
Information asymmetries- Security breach disclosure laws. Recommendation: Breach notification- Metrics - Information sharing- Information sharing
| | By: CRYPTEX - Seguridad de la Informacion | | |
| | Italy: Summer School in Development Economics | | 2008-03-03 09:47:00 | | BREAD/CEPR/Verona Summer School
Following the enthusiastic response of students to previous summer schools BREAD, CEPR and the University of Verona is organizing a week-long Summer School in Development Economics to be held in Italy in July, 2008.
The School will be held at the summer campus of the University of Verona in Alba Di Canazei in the spectacular Italian Dolomites from June 30 through
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| | Economics of Plastics Recycling | | 2008-03-02 06:50:00 | | You know the environmental concerns about producing more bottled water for consumers. But a Scienceline report asks whether it makes more economic sense to make a new plastic bottle or recycle a used one. The simple math equation accounts for rising crude oil prices, increasing PET demand, and costl | | By: CR4: The Engineer's Place for Discussion & New | | |
| | Global Economics | | 2008-02-19 02:12:38 | | What will you do if you had two
cows? Keep them, sell them,
outsource them? Here's a look at
what Infosys, TCS or HCL can do
with two cows...
Traditional economics
You have two cows
You sell one & buy a bull
Your herd multiplies
You retire on the income
INFOSYS ECONOMICS
You have 2 cowsYou put both of them on the bench & hire another two to do the job
TCS ECONOMICS
You have 2 cowsYou tell | | By: management fundas | | |
| | Economics for dummies | | 2008-02-18 11:05:00 | | Why a budget surplus is a good thing:
The House also recommends using only about $220 million from the state's $1.2 billion "rainy day" cash reserves to cushion the projected revenue shortfall on the current budget. Kaine had initially recommended about $261 million, but increased it last week to $423 million.
With "hard times" forthcoming ahead of an economic slow down within our state after the extraordinary growth over the past few years, isn't it nice to have the "luxury" of being able to rely on such a large supply of cash reserves thanks to the responsibility of Governor Warner? Who, much to the dismay of many on the right, was intelligent enough to realize that enormous economic growth does not continue forever, but rather in (generally natural) "peaks and valleys" and that we would need to rely on our "rainy day fund" eventually.
Next time those of you who have a conniption and begin hollering for a "refund" of "your" money every time the government is running a surplus, reme | | By: The Colette | | |
| | | Doctoral Field award in resource and envi economics | | 2008-01-20 08:32:00 | | EEPSEA provides a limited number of awards, to cover the costs of fieldwork required for doctoral degree programs. The awards are open to nationals of EEPSEA member countries who intend to remain in or return to SE Asia following completion of their studies.
The awards cover the costs of fieldwork for up to one year, including one return economy class airfare. Requests for tuition or stipend | | By: 10 Academic Resources Daily | | |
| | Scholarship in Economics and Finance, CEMFI, Madrid | | 2008-01-20 08:23:00 | | Scholarships for the Graduate Program in Economics and Finance
CEMFI, Madrid (Spain)
The basic graduate offering at CEMFI consists of its Master in Economics and Finance and its PhD program in Economics. Unlike many Master programs in the US and elsewhere, ours is self-contained and offers a well respected qualification.
CEMFI grants a subset of its Master students exemptions from the tuition | | By: 10 Academic Resources Daily | | |
| | | The Economics of an AMT Patch | | 2007-12-19 00:00:00 | | Although it is likely that Congress will pass an AMT patch today and send it to President Bush for signature, it is still an interesting question to ask what the economic ramifications would be if the patch wasn't passed versus its passing.The main downside to a patch from an economic efficiency perspective is that a patch for 2007 tax law would not change economic behavior (for the better) for 2007 as it has already been done. Because of this, there is little, if any, Laffer curve effect from the patch either, meaning the static revenue score will be the same as the dynamic score. Here are some of the other economic ramifications of a patch for 2007 tax law:(1) Keynesian View -- Short-run economic boost from the patch when tax refund checks are sent out versus people having to write huge checks to the IRS this spring. Could have significant effects given higher probability of a recession next year than the past five years.(2) Optimal Tax Theory | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
| | PhD Studentships in Informatics, Optimization, and Economics at Graz University of Technology | | 2007-12-05 12:16:34 | | The Department of Engineering and Business Informatics at Graz University of Technology, Austria, invites applications for two 4-year PhD studentships/research assistant positions starting March, 2008.Possible PhD Research Areas:Engineering Informatics & object-oriented Software Development, Optimization Methods, Business Informatics and Information Systems, Supply Chain ManagementFurther Tasks:Teaching support, course preparation, and administrative tasks.Expected Qualifications:Diploma or Master`s in Engineering, Engineering-Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar background.Demonstrated research potential and computer programming experience. Applicants with additional qualifications in economics are preferred.Language Requirements:English, German advantageous.Further Information:Department of Engineering- and Business Informatics,Graz University of Technology,Website : http://www.mbi.tugraz.atApplicants must be EU citizens!Application Deadlines:Dec. 12, 2007 (positi | | By: American scholarship Information | | |
| | | Buddhist economics theory – A practical approach | | 2007-10-27 10:52:01 | | The popular definition of western economics is “The science that analyzes the behavior of man trying to fulfill his unlimited desires using limited resources.”By simply analyzing the definition itself, one could understand that this so called ‘Economics’ is mere a futile effort. How in this world, one find a way to satisfy unlimited desires using limited resources. As long as resources are limited (a fact), you can not met with unlimited desires of even a single person, and not to mention on trying to meet desires of all the people. It is just an attempt to find a solution for a problem which they accept by definition as non feasible problem to resolve.If one still remembers his college algebra, this is just like a futile attempt to find real roots of a square equation of which no real roots available. (i.e ax2 + bx + c = 0 where b2-4ac is less than zero) The mathematicians proved that this type of equations can not have real roots (solutions) and they come up with different s | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
| | The Economics of Blogging: Minimal Cost and Maximum Benefits | | 2007-10-22 21:37:33 | | San Francisco Gate recently published a story which profiles several profitable blogs like GigaOM, Popsugar and TechCrunch. Founded by Michael Arrington, Techcrunch earns $240K a month on advertising alone, while pulling in extra income from conferences and parties.
It seems traditional media is still enraptured by the growing influence of blogs. Not long ago, Business Week [...] | | By: Dosh Dosh | | |
| | Relationship Economics | | 2007-08-29 19:25:17 | | Relationship Economics
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Ever wonder where all this “networking activity is going?” For months I have been formulating my own predictive models and attributes using numerous sources of information. At the risk of sounding a little “futuristic” allow me to provide a picture of what I consider to be a realistic [...] | | By: CEOConsultant.com | | |
| | Advances in Mathematical Economics / Volume 8 | | 2007-08-14 23:43:00 | | Author: S. Kusuoka, A. YamazakiPaperback: 500 pagesPublisher: Springer; 1 edition (January 18, 2006)Language: EnglishISBN: 4431308989(R)A lot of economic problems can formulated as constrained optimizations and equilibration of their solutions.Various mathematical theories have been supplying economists with indispensable machineries for these problems arising in economic theory. Conversely, mathematicians have been stimulated by various mathematical difficulties raised by economic theories. The series is designed to bring together those mathematicians who were seriously interested in getting new challenging stimuli from economic theories with those economists who are seeking for effective mathematical tools for their researchers. Zip Password: T0sT@rN@
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| | Sen. Obama Wrong About Economics of Sports Stadiums | | 2007-08-08 07:00:00 | | Last night in the Democratic debate sponsored by the AFL-CIO and held at Soldier Field in Chicago, candidate Barack Obama was asked about his support of taxpayer money being used to build the stadium that houses the NFL's Chicago Bears. Here is Obama's response:Absolutely, it was the right call because it put a whole bunch of Illinois folks to work, strong labor jobs were created in this stadium, and at the same time, we created an enormous opportunity for economic growth throughout the city of Chicago. And that's good for the state of Illinois.Sen. Obama is suffering from the famous broken window fallacy. Sports stadiums are rarely, if ever, the economic engines the politicians claim. While some people did work to build the stadium as Obama said, he fails to mention that had the taxpayer money been spent on another use, other jobs would have been created from that money, likely leading to even bigger economic growth in the state. This is the classic case of what French economist Fr | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
| | The Dictionary of Health Economics | | 2007-08-01 16:20:00 | | Author: A. J. CulyerPaperback: 390Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing (September 5, 2005) Language: EnglishISBN: 1843762080 From Abscissa, through to the World Health Organization, this expansive Dictionary comprehensively covers the field of health economics and closely related fields including epidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, demography, medical sociology, medical statistics and bio-statistics, health policy, health administration and health service management, public health medicine and qualitative and quantitative research. Entries and definitions are provided for all key concepts listed with, in many cases, more extended entries on core or controversial ideas. Anthony Culyer has amassed a wealth of information and facts within these pages, and yet has not been reluctant to include comment on issues and ideas. This makes the Dictionary eminently readable and all the more interesting. This is a unique reference work and as such, The Dictionary of Health Economics will be a valu | | By: GanEden For Books | | |
| | Economics | | 2007-07-22 18:36:00 | | Author: Robert Ernest HallPaperback: 950 pagesPublisher: Thomson South-Western; 2nd edition (June 15, 2002) Language: EnglishISBN: 0324151810 This is a no-nonsense principles book that emphasizes economic theory and applications. The book is a study tool for students and the pedagogical approach and in-text features were chosen to reinforce that theme. It provides students with a picture of economics as a unified discipline, a set of interrelated tools and ideas that can be used to look at the world in a different way, and the less-is-moreapproach has been carefully crafted in both content and supporting pedagogy to keep students focused on learning and applying the central ideas used in economic analysis. It teaches students how to use analytical processes in developing their own economic analysis skills.Hall/Lieberman's careful focus on core theoretical ideas, as well as their systematic application of theoretical tools to timely real-world questions,conveys the message that | | By: GanEden For Books | | |
| | Media Economics: Theory and Practice | | 2007-07-22 17:57:00 | | Author: Alison AlexanderPaperback: 312 pagesPublisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; 3 edition (November 1, 2003) Language: EnglishISBN: 0805845801 Media Economics: Theory and Practice focuses on the basic principles of economics in the business sector and applies them to contemporary media industries. This text examines the process of media economics decision making through an exploration of key topics, such as industrial restructuring, regulatory constraints upon media operations, and changing economic value, providing key insights into media business activities. With the structure and value of media industries changing rapidly and sometimes dramatically, this text moves beyond a basic documentation of historical patterns to help readers understand the mechanics of change, offering insight into the processes reproducing contemporary trends in media economics. Thoroughly updated in this third edition, Media Economics focuses on the primary concerns of media economics, the techniques of ec | | By: GanEden For Books | | |
| | Frontiers of Evolutionary Economics: Competition, Self-Organization, and Innovation Policy | | 2007-07-21 17:02:00 | | Author: John FosterPaperback: 416 pagesPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing (August 2001)Language: EnglishISBN: 1840645253Modern evolutionary economics is now nearly two decades old and in this excellent book, a distinguished group of evolutionary economists identify the most important developments and discuss the direction of future research. By moving away from traditional concerns with the operation of selection mechanisms towards a preoccupation with the manner in which the novelty and variety provide fuel for such mechanisms, the authors identify a key development in the field. Evolutionary economists have been drawn into the modern complexity science literature which attempts to provide an understanding of how and why ‘complex adaptive systems’ engage in processes of self-organization. The goal is to provide an integrated analysis of both selection and self-organization that is uniquely economic in orientation.After a brief overview of the many key achieveme | | By: GanEden For Books | | |
| | The Economics of Business Enterprise: An Introduction to Economic Organisation and the Theory of the Firm, Third Edition | | 2007-07-21 16:46:00 | | Author: Martin RickettsPaperback: 616 pagesPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing; 3 edition (March 31, 2002)Language: EnglishISBN: 1840645245To own or not to own? To make or to buy? To franchise or to manage? To contract long or to contract short? To trust or not to trust? To license or not to license? These and other questions are the subject matter of this excellent introduction to the theory of economic organization. This fully updated edition of Martin Ricketts’s 1987 book includes: • New developments in the property rights theory of the firm • Further extended treatment of cooperative and mutual forms of enterprise • Entirely new sections on transaction cost economics and public policy • New chapters on the economics of privatization and the regulation of ‘natural monopoly’. In addition, transaction cost, property rights and agency approaches are contrasted, and Austrian and evolutionary criticisms of standard theory are explored. The author applies these theories t | | By: GanEden For Books | | |
| | Finance, Investing, and Economics Reading List | | 2007-07-17 02:44:00 | | The following are books I have read and am currently reading.These books focus on a wide variety of finance, investing, and economics topics. I have learned a great deal by reading and studying a variety of information, including many books.Many of these books are highly recommended by investment professionals and academics. I hope you will learn more by reading and enjoying some these texts.Currently Reading:1. The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio- William Bernstein2. The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Invests Today- Larry Swedroe3. The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk- William Bernstein4. Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street- Michael Lewis5. All About Asset Allocation- Richard FerriFinished Reading:1. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance- Kenneth Morris2. High Probability trading- Marcel Li | | By: Sharpe Investing | | |
| | The Wall Separating Economics and State | | 2007-06-10 19:59:00 | | Ayn Rand suggested that there should be a total separation of economics and state. She saw no benefit in forcing individuals to cough up their money to the government at the expense of liberty. While that was certainly wishful thinking, few could have predicted how big the government would actually grow over the last 200 years. Even Thomas Jefferson who stated, “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground,” could not have fathomed the Country he created with trillions of dollars in debt and a $2.9 trillion budget.It is inevitable at this point that unless the government lives within its means, in twenty years some politician will need to create the biggest tax increase in history. Sadly, instead of decreasing the size of government, the government keeps expanding. Take for instance the Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which exacerbated an already insurmountable debt. Ironically, those politicians who claim to reduce government spendin | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | | Illegal Immigration starts with Economics | | 2006-12-08 02:13:00 | | Once upon a time, in a not-so-far off land called North America, there were two neighboring cities. Usa and Mex were their names, and the river Immigration ran strong through them. The native citizens of Usa did not like this river running through their town; they even have an ordinance against rivers running through the city, but because of many different complicated reasons, this ordinance wasn’t enforced. Mex was happy just to have all of that water out of their town because it wasn’t doing any good there. The council of Usa decided something had to be done. They came up with a plan. They convinced Mex to build a dam in the river to block most of Immigration River. In exchange, Mex would get a wheel from the town of Usa that would provide hydroelectric power. To finish the job, Usa would build another dam on the edge of Usa to stop the trickle of Immigration River that could get through Mex’s dam. Everyone lived happily ever after.Sound familiar? It should. This represents the | | By: Thoughts on the World | | |
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