There is a branch of economic theory concerned with the calculation of inflation. It has a name. The name is something like "hexanomics"--but that's not it. Please help.
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posted by jefficator
on Feb 22, 2011 -
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I'm looking to make a rather significant career change into the field of geopolitical and economic strategy consulting, and I'm trying to identify top-tier firms to pursue. I was wondering if the Hive Mind had any suggestions for suitable firms and guidance for how to best approach the process?
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posted by Imhotep is Invisible
on Feb 22, 2011 -
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Do airplane ticket sites (Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak, etc.) increase prices between successive browsing sessions, as well as manipulate prices so that they are in agreement with each other?
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posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Feb 21, 2011 -
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Reading about the current fiscal hullaballo, the idea of "Modern Monetary Theory" keeps popping up. I get the basic gist of it but I was hoping to learn more.
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posted by daniel striped tiger
on Feb 20, 2011 -
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Ecological Economics filter: Is there a more current estimate of the global value of ecosystem services than Costanza's 1997 estimate of $33 trillion?
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posted by just_ducky
on Feb 18, 2011 -
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Why has the world economic crisis hit some countries - USA and UK, but especially Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain - so much harder than others?
posted by moorooka
on Feb 9, 2011 -
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Yesterday, Mike Konczal (rortybomb) wrote the following, "The graduating class of 2011 will enter a brutal job market that will hurt its ability to be rewarded for its labor, and thus lead a full life, for at least a decade. A note to these graduates: take comfort that you must “endure” this suffering in order to placate invisible bond vigilantes and protect rentier income." What is the rentier income he is talking about? Is he saying that bond holders, generally, are rentiers?
posted by Hypnotic Chick
on Jan 28, 2011 -
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Is there a known term / theory for describing (and maybe even calculating) how much of gross income ends up as tax?
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posted by nofunnyname
on Jan 19, 2011 -
6 answers
How do I deal with community supported agriculture flakes? I NEED people to pick up their shares.
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posted by melissam
on Jan 15, 2011 -
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I'm currently a Harvard undergrad majoring in Economics and minoring in Government and I am still somewhat unsure of what career paths to pursue after college. The typical route for others like me is of course ibanking or consulting I was wondering what other options for work right out of college are out there, or what some good resources are to research those options. Additionally, I was considering pursuing a Masters in Economics and was wondering whether that is a worthwhile pursuit, or whether its simply better to get a PhD or not bother at all. Thanks.
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posted by da_wump
on Jan 6, 2011 -
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Help me understand how to apply microeconomics concepts to a simulation with a very small number of actors.
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posted by zvs
on Dec 23, 2010 -
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I'm looking for some good, meaty non-fiction to read over Christmas break while I'm home from grad school. Something with difficult ideas, yet readable and contemporary, and taking a fairly "big picture" view of a particular field. Any suggestions? Examples below.
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posted by decoherence
on Dec 12, 2010 -
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Is there an accepted expression or term that communicates when a corporation or capitalist venture
jumps the shark?
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posted by tapesonthefloor
on Nov 4, 2010 -
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I was watching The Social Network yesterday when I realised that I don't know a thing about how economics work. What is stock dilution? What's a subprime? What are they selling in the stock market? Where can I find a simple, for-dummies guide to understanding modern economics?
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posted by Senza Volto
on Oct 29, 2010 -
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I was reading an article about fiscal responsibility legislation and the author referred to passing to (what I infer) was a spectacular budget blowout or deficit condition in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. The article was dated 1996 so whatever it was, it would have been before that. Googling turns up nothing useful. Does anyone know anything about this, or have any pointers to any further resources (in English please)? Thanks in advance.
posted by Logophiliac
on Oct 28, 2010 -
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So I'm looking for some hard data on the Alberta Oil Sands:
Employment rate, type of employment, demographics, who owns what, etc.
I'm finding plenty of opinion pieces, and plenty of environmental assessments, but not much hard data on the economics of it. Does anyone know where to look for this kind of information?
posted by Stagger Lee
on Oct 25, 2010 -
6 answers
I used to be a statistician. Now I work in Health Care IT. Help me unleash my inner RA Fisher and return to the land of skewness and kurtosis.
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posted by playertobenamedlater
on Oct 18, 2010 -
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Everyone seems to agree that the middle class is disappearing in the USA. What (reliable) studies and figures back this up?
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posted by keratacon
on Oct 15, 2010 -
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Is it just me, or are we at the start of the Greater Depression?
Please either convince me I'm just paranoid, OR help me plan a reasonable course of action.
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posted by MikeWarot
on Oct 1, 2010 -
39 answers
How can I overlay global literacy and economic (poverty) data onto a map?
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posted by k8t
on Sep 28, 2010 -
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Economics: Is free trade good? 90% of economists say yes. But free trade depends on comparative advantage, and comparative advantage depends on capital immobility. And capital isn't immobile anymore; everyone invests everywhere now. So what gives?
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posted by Dec One
on Sep 16, 2010 -
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The US states are massively in debt, and public-sector layoffs are causing unemployment to stay high, even while the private sector recovers.
The Federal Reserve can create dollars from nothing, and at the moment inflation is apparently a minor concern compared to deflation.
What would happen if the Federal Reserve assumed much or all of the debt of the states? They could pay off the debts
ex nihilo at a speed of their choosing, while allowing the states to create or save jobs. They could also simply grant money to those states that have relatively little debt. Does anything like this happen, and should it? [Not an economist]
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94
on Sep 14, 2010 -
22 answers
Is there an economic measure that describes what proportion of GDP is produced by firms of different sizes?
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posted by nowoutside
on Sep 13, 2010 -
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I'm reading Marx's "Capital" Vol. I and I'm looking for a "Dummy's Guide" to his economic theories.
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posted by facetious
on Sep 11, 2010 -
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While looking at used Priuses on Craigslist (Minneapolis), I discovered a
dealer in Faribault, MN that sells "repairable" cars. I started wondering where the money was in "repairable" cars and whether it was a scam or not.
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posted by radioaction
on Sep 1, 2010 -
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Help me find the name of this "Marxist Sceptic" thinker. I remember reading on aldaily.com within the last few months about a Marxist thinker who essentially came to the conclusion that though desirable, no socialist system of government would exist in the immediate future. I'm not sure if it was an obituary or something else.
posted by atrazine
on Aug 20, 2010 -
3 answers
I'm going to be starting up a new research agenda on the economics of marijuana policy with an undergraduate student this fall, and I'm looking for materials which can help both me and my student navigate through the legal jungle that is US marijuana policy. I had a few questions.
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posted by scunning
on Jun 30, 2010 -
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Approximately how much of the productivity gains of the past 125 years has been a result of using fossil fuels?
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posted by TheOtherSide
on Jun 30, 2010 -
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A desperate college student needs your advice, and also needs his homework checked.
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posted by andrewsa
on Jun 27, 2010 -
24 answers
Is this poll bogus? A conservative friend has sent me a link to
this poll, conducted by Zogby International (which appears reputable), that gives low scores on "economic enlightenment" to women, the less-wealthy, infrequent Wal-Mart shoppers, non-Nascar fans, the unmarried, union members, Obama voters, etc., and doesn't correlate it with college attendance.
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posted by rleamon
on Jun 9, 2010 -
38 answers
Our stores are full of billions of items. What percentage of these things actually get bought and used? What happens to it all in the end?
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posted by serena15221
on Jun 4, 2010 -
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Can you think of examples where a firm tried marketing a more expensive "fair trade" version of a standardized manufactured commodity in parallel?
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posted by eagle-bear
on May 19, 2010 -
13 answers
Where can I learn - in a hurry - the technological basics of the telecommunications/internet infrastructure?
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posted by moorooka
on May 14, 2010 -
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How can I as an "economist" make the most of an extended internship interview with a financial planner?
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posted by handle_unknown
on May 12, 2010 -
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Why doesn't the law of supply and demand seem to apply to certain professionals? For instance, there seems to be an abundance of lawyers. I've never met a lawyer who was too busy and had to turn down work. Yet they all seem to charge $250-500 or more an hour. I've also looked for programmers and designers. It's extremely difficult to find anyone good, and when you do, they're almost always too busy to take any additional work. Yet they still charge much less than lawyers. What factors are causing this?
posted by lsemel
on May 11, 2010 -
33 answers
Can anyone recommend a book which explains the basics of economic theory in a way accessible to physicists/mathematicians?
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posted by snoktruix
on Apr 24, 2010 -
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I'm 24 and I already have an undergraduate degree. Now I want to study something completely different: economics. Turns out it's a little trickier than I first thought [rant inside]
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posted by Zen_is_Lev
on Apr 22, 2010 -
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