French, German, British and US tax revenues as % of GDP, 1965 – 2013

28 May 2015 Leave a comment

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

Figure 1: Tax revenue as percentage of French, German, British and US GDP, 1965–2013

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Source: OECD StatExtract.

Principled BDS activists have been the subject of mass kidnappings

27 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, politics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: , , , ,

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Can there be any other explanation for why the BDS activists are not protesting in the streets against these summary executions by Hamas other than mass kidnappings.

What else is stopping them from protest against these flagrant human rights violations and calling for boycotts, disinvestment and sanctions against the Gaza Strip? Kudos to Amnesty International for finally putting out this report.

via Hamas executed 23 Palestinians under cover of Gaza conflict, says Amnesty | World news | The Guardian.

Age at inauguration of American presidents, including the current wannabes

26 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA Tags:

Director’s Law in action in the 1970s

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

Trade union density, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and USA, 1960–2012

25 May 2015 Leave a comment

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

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Source: OECD StatExtract

Banned In San Francisco

25 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, politics - USA Tags: , , ,

 

 

via 10 Things That Are Banned In San Francisco – BuzzFeed News.

Minimum wage relative to average wage of full-time worker, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, 1960–2012

24 May 2015 Leave a comment

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

Figure 1: minimum wage relative to median wage in full-time worker, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, 1960 – 2012

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Source: OECD StatExtract

Figure 2: minimum wage relative to mean wage in full-time worker, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, 1960 – 2012

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Source: OECD StatExtract

Fossil fuels and the Great Escape in winter

24 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, energy economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, technological progress Tags: ,

Voters think raising the minimum wage is more pro-growth than business tax cuts

24 May 2015 Leave a comment

 

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Rent controls never work – they force up rents and destroy investment in housing

24 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, urban economics Tags: , , , , , , ,

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My one blog on Russell Brand

24 May 2015 Leave a comment

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The British offshoots in the New World did well

23 May 2015 Leave a comment

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Big business is getting bigger

22 May 2015 Leave a comment

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Another reason why Marco Rubio is my favourite to win the nomination

21 May 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA Tags:

Sooner or later this temperature trend has to break

20 May 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: ,

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