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James Mattiace

Panama won't fret for now about Nicaragua canal | GlobalPost - 0 views

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    A possible new canal on the Nicaraguan plan which will compete with Panama.
James Mattiace

Austerity Versus Growth (I): Why We Can't Go On Like This - 0 views

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    Article on demand side or supply side policies for Europe. Austerity measures impact on growth.
James Mattiace

MCC and the Millennium Development Goals | Millennium Challenge Corporation - 0 views

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    Millenium Challenge Corporation and the MDGs. Development progress.
James Mattiace

The Hidden Costs of Pregnancy - Yahoo! News - 1 views

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    The cost of pregnancy. Great for Opp Costs and also impact on GDP
James Mattiace

Are Chinese Oil Companies Planning To Gut Ecuador's Amazon? | Motherboard - 0 views

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    A follow up to the Planet Money story about Ecuador getting paid to not cut down its rainforest.
James Mattiace

Panama: It's not just for retirees anymore - Panama Realtor - 0 views

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    Bit of propaganda for Panama but good basic info on some of the issues facing older retirees and younger economic migrants.
James Mattiace

Student Debt is Crushing Consumer Spending - 0 views

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    Impact of student debt on consumer spending
James Mattiace

Nissan gets bigger to compete globally - 1 views

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    Story about mergers, but what is most interesting is the last line. Perfect example of a neo-classical market based supply side comment slipped into an article about potential oligopolies.
James Mattiace

Building the World's Most Sustainable Modern Town - 0 views

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    World's most sustainable town in development
James Mattiace

Panama wins WTO judgment on Colombian "money laundering" tariff | Daily Mail Online - 0 views

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    WTO ruling , alternate excuses for high tariffs.
James Mattiace

Why sugar beet farmers are all in on GMOs - 0 views

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    Duck Younggren seems to be in the right line of business for someone with a sweet tooth. He grows sugar beets in northern Minnesota. He's been known to gnaw on a beet to get his sugar fix. "Core out a piece. Put it in your mouth," he said. "It's like candy!"
James Mattiace

Why is the World Bank getting rid of the term 'developing country'? | World Economic Forum - 1 views

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    WB dumping the terms developing and development
James Mattiace

EconWeekly: GDP growth and the contribution of the change in inventories - 0 views

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    Why change in inventories counts in GDP.
James Mattiace

James Surowiecki: The Surprising Complexity of Lobster Prices : The New Yorker - 0 views

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    Shows how primary sector does not always influence tertiary sector due to customer assumptions.
James Mattiace

Gamblers take on central bank forecasts - Yahoo! Finance - 0 views

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    Gambling on  2015 UK inflation and unemployment rates
James Mattiace

Airlines halt ticket sales in Venezuela - Appeal-Democrat: National - 0 views

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    Ripple effects of Venezuela's currency restrictions as airlines stop selling tickets to Venezuelans.
James Mattiace

Economic policy simulator. - 1 views

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    In this simulation students compete as 3 different countries to change some fiscal and monetary policy indicators to improve the overall economy.  I created a worksheet that helps to make it more interactive which I can send you. 
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    Yes please. nickm@sh.ycef.com is my email. Thank you.
James Mattiace

Emerging Markets Are Crashing: Should We Be Worried? - Moisés Naím - The Atla... - 0 views

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    The ups and downs of emerging markets.
James Mattiace

Economists uneasy over volatile unemployment figures - RN Breakfast - ABC Radio Nationa... - 0 views

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    Compares the Unemployment Rate to the Job Creation Rate  in US and Australia.
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