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The rising gales of creative destruction in brewing

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The British empire was one of the last colonialists out of the block

08 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of media and culture, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: , , ,

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Occupational Health & Safety has come a long way with rising incomes

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Rise of private R&D and the fall of public R&D

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by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economic history, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, politics - USA, rentseeking, survivor principle, technological progress Tags: , , , ,

via Corporate R&D Spending Offers Glimmer of Economic Hope – Bloomberg Business.

Who had the most colonies?

05 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

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The scramble for Africa 1880 – 1913

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by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, economic history, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: , ,

Growth accounting for the USA in the 1930s

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by Jim Rose in business cycles, economic growth, economic history, great depression, macroeconomics Tags: , ,

Notice how productivity recovers but hours worked per working age adults does not.

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French, German, Italian and British trade union densities, 1960 – 2013

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by Jim Rose in economic history, labour economics, unions Tags: , , , , ,

Figure 1: French, German, Italian and British trade union densities, 1960 – 2013

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Source: OECD Stat Extract

Dubai 1980 – 2013

04 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, energy economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags:

Which countries benefit from having the common law?

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by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, law and economics, property rights Tags: , , ,

via 40 maps that explain the world – The Washington Post.

French, German and Italian unemployment rates, 1956 – 2013

03 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic growth, economic history, job search and matching, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, unemployment Tags: , , ,

Figure 1: French, German and Italian unemployment rates, 1956 – 2013

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Source: OECD StatExtract.

What Will Happen to a Generation of Wall Street Traders Who Have Never Seen a Rate Hike?

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by Jim Rose in business cycles, economic history, macroeconomics, monetary economics Tags: ,

via What Will Happen to a Generation of Wall Street Traders Who Have Never Seen a Rate Hike? – Bloomberg Business.

Unions have been on the way out for a long time

03 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, labour economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, unions Tags: , ,

Percentage of women who have ever cohabited

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