Tag Archives: economics

Interesting reading

Some links to recent articles with an economic theme. Hopefully they’ll help you get through Christmukkah: Inside the world’s most annoying economic crisis The future of cities: why Glasgow and Edinburgh should consider a joint future A world enslaved: how … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with today’s web media

Have a look at this article at InformIT. Useful, well-written content – but it’s laid out so badly that you’re put off reading the whole thing by the ad-ridden multi-page badness that is their site design. On the linked article’s … Continue reading

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Interesting podcasts

I just found out via TUAW that The Economist has a podcast [Podcast XML feed]. Also worth listening to in this list are Grammar Girl [Podcast XML feed] [iTunes subscribe]; Mark Kermode’s film reviews [Podcast XML feed] and NPR Music … Continue reading

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Galbraith memorial thread

Sad news – J.K. Galbraith has died. Galbraith memorial thread: John Kenneth Galbraith, an influential and unorthodox economist, has died, at age 97. (Via MetaFilter). (…)

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BSA disgusted with critiques of their inflammatory piracy loss methodology

The Economist ensures that rationality rules, once again. BSA disgusted with critiques of their inflammatory piracy loss methodology: The BSA’s claim were considerable, and they were taken to task for disingenuous tactics. Now they respond with an air of indignation. … Continue reading

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