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Monthly Archives: August 2010
A healthy respect for profits, sorry, I mean the environment
It seems as though everyone is trying to be greener than Kermit these days. The threat of climate change is pressuring Governments to take action, spurred on by the voting public (well, in some cases, as long as it doesn’t … Continue reading
Tell me lies, tell me Pareto white lies
Markets are supposed to work well under certain assumptions, one of those being the availability of information. Information allows buyers and sellers to find each other, and to make decisions over whether to trade or not. So lack of information … Continue reading
Reduce the SAD – make them shop!
Or why sun lamps in shops could be the next big thing. We know about shops and their wily ways. How they evilly pump out the smell of baking bread when you go into the supermarket, how they cunningly place … Continue reading
The trouble with disasters
Now that David Cameron is off on his summer holiday, his deputy Nick Clegg has been let out of the cupboard. And he’s been using his new-found limelight to comment on the plight of those caught up in the Pakistan … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, Nick Clegg, Pakistan floods
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The celebrity gender pay gap
More transparency excitement today as the Telegraph reveals how much councils in the UK have been paying for celebrity appearances. Beyond providing thrills to councillors, one wonders exactly how some of these costs are benefiting residents: is it really necessary to have … Continue reading
Why Microsoft blows hot and cold on piracy
A few years ago, the music industry was hysterical over internet piracy – and of course, it still is. (It’s DEVASTATING, according to the RIAA). Also a few years ago, Microsoft was giving various blasé interviews about how piracy wasn’t such … Continue reading
mflow and economics fun
It’s nice (and perhaps, dare I say unusual?) when an economic paper comes to life. A while ago a group of researchers in Germany reported on an experiment testing attitudes to a legal file-sharing site with a twist: revenue was split between sellers and … Continue reading
University is too cheap in the UK?
Contrast two common newspaper headlines about the university experience in the UK: 1) It’s horrendously expensive. The average graduate leaves with £25k worth of debt. It’s terrible and will put people off applying. 2) The number of people wanting to go to university … Continue reading →