Is it possible to rationally settle on an economic theary? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2008 - 54 answers

Bill Hicks said, in one of his acts, and I quote "It's gonna fuck up the economy... the economy thats fake anyway!" Is the economy fake? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 27 answers

(Possibly Advanced) Economics Filter: How does new value created by industry and economy become money? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2007 - 32 answers

If cities (or the pressure on city services) grow faster than the wealth held by individuals grows, how does the bottom not fall out given that municipal growth is largely funded by taxes? [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 34 answers

Should I be worried about an impending collapse of the US dollar? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 20 answers

Economist filter: How exactly does the fed set interest rates? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2007 - 9 answers

Looking for old economic articles... [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2007 - 7 answers

Is homeopathy good for society? How should it be regulated? Are there any good studies to this effect? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2006 - 24 answers

A very good friend of mine had her cellular telephone stolen the other day, and by the time she noticed this and reported the theft to T-Mobile, the thief had made many hundreds of dollars worth of calls to a foreign nation. After many calls back and forth, T-Mobile says they are doing her a great favor by waiving 25% of the costs but she is responsible for the rest. Is this right? Why would they treat a supposedly valued customer of several years this way? The T-Mobile reps tell her there is no appeal process or ombudsman; does anyone know if this is really true?
posted on Jun 26, 2005 - 23 answers

I am looking for a resource, preferably online, that will give me historical real estate sales data for a particular city. Ideally I would like to see the average sales price by month from the year 1974 until the present. Any ideas?
posted on Dec 18, 2004 - 5 answers

Can anyone point me to a nonpartisan economic study of tax cuts, the theory behind their effects on the economy, and the history of the economic effects of pre-21st century tax cuts?
posted on Mar 26, 2004 - 1 answers