The World’s 10 Largest Economies 1970-2030

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An Orgy of Innovation | MRUniversity

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Global mobile phone and Internet coverage compared

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Creative destruction in TV prices

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The good old days, this day 1915

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Creative destruction in jeans

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The Great Fact in Latin America

19 Dec 2015 1 Comment

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The coalition of obsolete industries still needs your support! Stop progress now?

14 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

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More on The Great Enrichment

09 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

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An Orgy of Innovation

25 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

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Deirdre McCloskey on Piketty, the Bourgeoisie Deal, the Bolshevik Deal, and the Bridal Deal

17 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

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Too many hippies study biology

12 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economic history, economics of media and culture, liberalism, movies Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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Unions – not the cause of our 40 hour workweek

10 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

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Increase in real New Zealand household incomes since 1982 – before and after housing costs

07 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

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

It is those below median household income that are suffering more from rising housing costs in New Zealand since 1982. Those on low incomes in particular have suffered the most.

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Source: Bryan Perry, Household Incomes in New Zealand: trends in indicators of inequality and hardship 1982 to 2014 – Ministry of Social Development, Wellington (August 2015), Tables D3 and D4.

The data for the lowest decile is somewhat unreliable because there are so many implausibly low and zero incomes in that decile.

Robert Lucas on income redistribution and economic growth

05 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

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