Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
20 Feb 2016 1 Comment
in economic history Tags: maps, Poland
Poland has gone from being the largest country in Europe to being wiped off the map, not once but several times. The map traces the history of Poland’s borders from 1635 to the present day.
Source: Poland’s Territorial Changes 1635-Present – Life, Death & Rebirth – Brilliant Maps
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in economic history, fiscal policy, labour economics, macroeconomics, politics - USA, welfare reform Tags: social insurance, welfare state
Source: OECD Income Distribution database.
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in economic history, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election
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in economic history, labour economics, minimum wage, technological progress Tags: good old days, living wage, The Great Enrichment
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in development economics, economic history, health economics
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in applied welfare economics, economic history, Gary Becker, health economics, technological progress
18 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: British economy, food
Source: National Food Survey reveals how eating habits have changed since the 1970s | Daily Mail Online.
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in economic history, industrial organisation, politics - New Zealand, public economics Tags: government ownership, KiwiRail, New Zealand Greens, New Zealand Labor Party, privatisation, rational irrationality, state owned enterprises
With a straight face, the Labour Party and the Greens claim that state-owned enterprises should not be sold because taxpayers give up the future dividend stream.
Source: New Zealand Treasury – data released under the Official Information Act.
Leaving to one side what the sale price is the net present value of, for as far back as I could obtain data from the Treasury, it is a rare year in which the taxpayers does not pour more money into state-owned enterprises than they get back in dividends.
Transpower is carrying the entire state-owned enterprise portfolio. Earlier on, Solid Energy – a now bankrupt coal mining company– was carrying the portfolio in terms of cash flow to the taxpayer.
18 Feb 2016 1 Comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, entrepreneurship, financial economics, industrial organisation Tags: billionaires, entrepreneurial alertness, Philippines, superstars, top 1%
A surprisingly large number of Filipino billionaires are in the financial sector.
17 Feb 2016 1 Comment
in economic history, labour economics, technological progress
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in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles, industrial organisation Tags: billionaires, entrepreneurial alertness, India, superstars, top 1%
A decent number of India’s billionaires founded a company.
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in economic history, health economics Tags: cancer, life expectancies, The Great Escape
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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