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Venezuelan Economic Crisis Forces President's Hand - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...economic-crisis_n_4373021.html Section 3 currency exchange trade 1 nationalization
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  • James Mattiace on 06 Dec 13
     
    Widening impact of Venezuela's contraction, both domestically and regionally.  So many good discussion points.
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New, slimmer seats let airlines squeeze in more passengers | The Japan Times - 0 views

www.japantimes.co.jp/...nes-squeeze-in-more-passengers seats Section 1 elasticity airlines opportunity cost firms
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  • James Mattiace on 30 Oct 13
     
    Seat Math and competition for airlines
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Comparing Debt Ratios - WSJ.com - 0 views

online.wsj.com/...3789104576272891515344726.html Section 2 growth debt ratio GDP
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  • James Mattiace on 11 Oct 13
     
    Debt to GDP ratios and Credit ratings all in one spot
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ECB Chief Draghi Banks on New Whatever It Takes - WSJ.com - 0 views

online.wsj.com/...702303939404579528930056212994 Monetary_Policy 2
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  • mrreichlmayr on 28 Apr 14
     
    EU and monetary policy, also discusses the role of the central bank can play with business confidence.
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Saudi Arabia is losing its grip on oil | Marketplace.org - 0 views

www.marketplace.org/...udi-arabia-losing-its-grip-oil Section 1 supply investment
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  • James Mattiace on 03 Oct 14
     
    Good explanation on why the suppliers of oil will cut back on investment and production when the price falls.
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German minister: EU-U.S. trade talks not perfect but EU's best chance | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...us-trade-idUSKBN0HE1SU20140919 Section 3 trade FTAs restraints
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  • James Mattiace on 21 Sep 14
     
    Resistance to the US-EU trade deal  (TTIP)  and arguments for.  Also talks about Chlorine Chicken
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The Economist explains: The economics of Panini football stickers | The Economist - 1 views

www.economist.com/...economist-explains-13 Section 1 supply demand market
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  • James Mattiace on 09 Jun 14
     
    World Cup stickers, supply and demand, open market
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WTO | Regional trade agreements - 0 views

rtais.wto.org/...PublicMaintainRTAHome.aspx Section 3 FTA regional agreements
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  • James Mattiace on 08 Oct 14
     
    WTO Database listing all FTAs and compliances..
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A guide to ethical chocolate | Grist - 0 views

grist.org/...a-guide-to-ethical-chocolate Section 3 trade chocolate fair
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  • James Mattiace on 04 May 15
     
    Fair trade chocolate and the chocolate industry
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A call for responsible banking in low-income neighborhoods | Marketplace.org - 0 views

www.marketplace.org/...nking-low-income-neighborhoods banking Section 2 inequality development
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  • James Mattiace on 14 May 15
     
    Anti redlining laws and socially responsible banking
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Freakonomics » In soccer, it is not whether you win or lose, but how you play... - 0 views

freakonomics.com/...lose-but-how-you-play-the-game Section 1 Theory of Firm Game soccer
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  • James Mattiace on 06 Nov 13
     
    Game theory and penalty kicks in Soccer
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Commentary: Corruption in Panama: The three-billion dollar city never built; swindled a... - 0 views

www.caribbeannewsnow.com/poverished-children-27154.html Section 4 development poverty corruption children
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  • James Mattiace on 06 Aug 15
     
    Amazingly complex story of how corruption hurts well intended private assets to alleviate poverty
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Austerity in Greece caused more than 500 male suicides, say researchers | World news | ... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ce-male-suicides-spending-cuts austerity greece Section 2 budget fiscal policy health
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  • James Mattiace on 02 Jun 14
     
    The health effects of austerity (malaria, HIV, and suicide)
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stimulating_times.jpg (499×701) - 0 views

1.bp.blogspot.com/...stimulating_times.jpg Fiscal Policy Macro
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  • mrreichlmayr on 04 Jun 14
     
    Diagram showing countries and different fiscal stimulus. Good discussion starter
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The end of debt | World Finance - 0 views

www.worldfinance.com/...the-end-of-debt Section 2 debt consumption interest rates
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  • James Mattiace on 23 May 14
     
    Lays out the pros and cons of higher interest rates. Pro : more savings, eradication of personal debt.
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Flora and fauna saved in Panama Canal expansion | THE PANAMA PERSPECTIVE - 0 views

panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com/...aved-in-panama-canal-expansion Section 1 panama canal externalities
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  • James Mattiace on 15 Oct 14
     
    Offsetting production externalities involved in building the Panama Canal
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Watch the two-hour THE ASCENT OF MONEY | Ascent of Money | PBS - 0 views

www.pbs.org/...24 web resources teaching_ibecon currency
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  • kjopowicz on 06 Dec 14
     
    In THE ASCENT OF MONEY, Niall Ferguson traces the evolution of money and demonstrates that financial history is the essential back-story behind all history.
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Spotted at last: "Homo economicus"? - Neuroskeptic | DiscoverMagazine.com - 0 views

blogs.discovermagazine.com/...spotted-last-homo-economicus Section introduction rational choice
shared by James Mattiace on 27 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • James Mattiace on 27 Jul 14
     
    Nice brief story about "homo economicus"  and selfish behavior
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This is historic: The dollar will soon be worth more than the euro - The Washington Post - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...ar-is-worth-more-than-the-euro Section 3 currency euro
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  • James Mattiace on 13 Mar 15
     
    Why the declining Euro and raising dollar is happening & why you should postpone your trip to Europe regardless.
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Daily chart: The good life | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...daily-chart-18 Section 4 development hdi
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  • James Mattiace on 18 Aug 14
     
    correlation between happiness and hdi
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