Content tagged with "economics"

Content tagged with "economics"

Adventures in Litigation Financing
Blog Post
September 24, 2014
410

“This New York Times article has introduced me to something I didn’t know existed: litigation financing. Lawsuits are expensive, and investors will fund your legal fees if they think you can win, and…”

Evaluating Externalities
Blog Post
November 8, 2014
1052

“What can get mystifying about politics is that opposing politicians can have such different opinions about political issues. It seems like they can never agree about what to do about a given situation…”

The Next Bubble
Personal Blog
Blog Post
September 10, 2010
373

“Student loan debt exceeds credit card debt in USA: I think the student loan bubble is the next one to burst: Total student loan debt exceeds total credit card debt in this country, with $850 billion…”

The Rich and Their Effect on the Cost of Living
Personal Blog
Blog Post
October 5, 2014
559

“I’m not an economist, but I’m fairly confident in a couple of economic principles. Inflation tells is that when there’s more money chasing the same amount of goods, prices will go up. Supply and…”

Solving the Working Poor
Personal Blog
Blog Post
April 15, 2006
721

Improving the plight of the working poor can be a trickier problem than you think.

Why Johnny Can’t Find a Job
Personal Blog
Blog Post
September 25, 2014
349

“This video was shown at a Rotary lunch by the president of the local technical school. It lays out a solid case that college isn’t for everyone, and you shouldn’t go ‘just to go.’ Rather, you should…”

Why the Wealthy Subsidize the Tax Burden of the Middle and Lower Class
Personal Blog
Blog Post
February 10, 2016
816

“I have a theory: the U.S. economy requires a significant number of Americans to be stupid with money. If we ever all got our crap together and started managing our personal budgets responsibly, the…”