Surprisingly little change in the percentage working from home since 2006 despite the emergence of smart phones and fast broadband

13 Dec 2017 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, labour economics

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, 24 percent of employed people did some or all of their work at home in 2015 on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/24-percent-of-employed-people-did-some-or-all-of-their-work-at-home-in-2015.htm (visited December 09, 2017).

Reaganonomics to blame again

10 Dec 2017 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, politics - USA, public economics

A Brief History of: The Killer Smog of 1952

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by Jim Rose in economic history, health economics

Where is Occupy Wall Street when they are most needed

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England before 1914

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Another Great Escape

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The Green Book and Racism on Route 66

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New France used to be very big

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by Jim Rose in economic history

Divided island: How Haiti and the DR became two worlds

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The ups and downs of interest rates

06 Dec 2017 1 Comment

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Spread of communism peaked in 1975

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Vernon Smith asked how did we struggle out of the caves, much less build civilizations under the weight of all these cognitive biases

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Lunch Atop A Skyscraper: The Story Behind The 1932 Photo | 100 Photos | TIME

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by Jim Rose in economic history, health and safety, labour economics, occupational choice

Religious affiliation in Australia over the last 50 years

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by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of religion

Joseph Schumpeter on why nobody ever got rich producing for the rich

29 Nov 2017 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history

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