Infos zum Thema economics
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- Der oskar-prämierte Dokumentarfilm "Inside Job" hat die Debatte um einen Ethikkodex für Ökonomen wieder aufgeworfen. Der Autor zeigt, dass in diesem Bereich abseits der Bestrebungen der AAA in Deutschland bereits weitreichendere Initiativen gab und das eine Einhaltung der Normen guten wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens keine Frage ist, die sich auf den Fachbereich der VWL beschränkt.speichern vor 7 Tagen
- The "top one per cent", which the Occupy movement fights, is not the homogeneous mass it is often reported to be but a micro cosmos in its own right, affected by envy and ambition by millionaires that want to become billionaires, or the "0.1 per cent".speichern vor 13 Tagen
- A summary of Hayek's thoughts on the differences between facism, socialism and communism. In his few all these political systems commonly threaten the freedom of the individual and for this reason economic wealth.speichern vor 13 Tagen
- Maybe the coolest material to build a house of - shredded euro notes. An Irish man did exactly that. His house and interior are made of these.speichern vor 15 Tagen
- The professor of economics discusses the contributions made by the Austrian School. He introduces recent books by Austrians, explains what we can learn from Mises and Hayek, and argues that economics is the sexiest subject. Notably, the professor does engage in any left vs. right debate but points out the core of the Austrian school without any (notable) political implications. Furthermore he shows a great deal of sensitivity in dealing with issues like the seriousness of economics as a "science" and its real life application.speichern vor 17 Tagen
- Tax systems around the world seem to have similarities: complexity, inequality and too many loopholes. Mankiw makes another attempt to simplicity.speichern vor 20 Tagen
- The authors try to find a link between internet search activities and economic events targeting on the predictive value of search activities. They find a statistically significant connection between the search interest in mortgage financing and the corresponding interest rates. The article also includes a litte literature for review for comparable research.speichern vor 23 Tagen
- Gegen eine VWL in der die Methode mehr wiegt als die Ergebnisse, für zweckgerichtete und informative Fachveröffentlichungen, so in ungefähr die Stoßrichtung des Autors.speichern vor 23 Tagen
- Does religion affect suicide? This column presents new evidence from 19th century Prussia showing that suicide rates are much higher in Protestant than in Catholic areas, and that this reflects a causal effect of Protestantism. It also suggests that economic modelling can help understand why this is so.speichern vor 28 Tagen
- Prof. Carden explains why bad grades are not necessarily a sign of your "incompetence" but rather a indicator to continue working even harder and rethink what you have done and tried in the past.speichern vor 29 Tagen
- Robert Shiller outlines the ideas of Neuroeconomics, the connection of neuronal science and economics. Starting at the ideas of Paul Samuelson he draws some research ideas based on the metaphor of economy as another network of transistors or nerves that are interconnected and communicate. Economic research in this respect should focus on how and why the economic "agents" interact.speichern vor 58 Tagen
- Wie Adam Smith's Invisible Hand und menschliche Computer zusammenhängen.speichern vor 60 Tagen
- Radford wants economists to have an ethnical code like doctors: "Do no harm". He criticizes the academics for getting lost in econometrics, teaching to much methodology and to few practical guidance. He concludes that economics made bascially no new "discoveries" since the days of Samuelson.speichern vor 107 Tagen
- What are the incentives for top economists to ‘waste’ time on these blogs in the first place? This column calls on researchers out there to find out.speichern vor 107 Tagen
- Cassidy summarizes what he thinks are the lessons learned from the financial crisis.speichern vor 109 Tagen

