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Ukraine's Hryvnia Currency Continues Free Fall - WSJ - 1 views

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Section 3 currency

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The plight of the Ukrainian currency

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Suma: the natural food wholesaler run by workers on equal pay | Guardian Sustainable Bu... - 0 views

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natural food workers equal pay Section 1 externalities

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Cooperatives, eliminating externalities of production.

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Fairtrade products witness a 15% growth in the market - 0 views

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Section 3 trade fairtrade products

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15% uptick in FairTrade products worldwide

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Les ventes de produits labellisés Fairtrade /... - 0 views

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Section 3 trade fair

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Gains from Fair Trade worldwide

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Invest in Panama with Proinvex - 0 views

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Section 4 development

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Government portal encouraging FDI

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Section 3 trade database WTO

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WTO database on every nation's tariff line duties. Extremely Valuable, but you must register.

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Preventing the Next Argentina - 0 views

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Section 4 development debt

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The current attempts to restructure the bankruptcy process for debtor nations.

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Ricardo's theory shows that win-win situations do exist - Telegraph - 1 views

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Section 3 ricardo theory trade

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Another critique of Ricardo in the modern era

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http://www.econ.tcu.edu/harvey/5443/prasch.pdf - 0 views

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Section 3 trade comparative advantage

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A must read article about the assumptions made in using Comparative Advantage.

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Do consumers have to shop to save the economy? | Marketplace.org - 0 views

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Section 2 GDP growth consumers economy

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Interesting perspective on the growth of the GDP..

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As humanitarian crises grow, so does the aid industry | Marketplace.org - 0 views

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Section 4 development

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A quick overview of development work as a career,

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Daily chart: The good life | The Economist - 0 views

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Section 4 development hdi

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correlation between happiness and hdi

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Spotted at last: "Homo economicus"? - Neuroskeptic | DiscoverMagazine.com - 0 views

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Section introduction rational choice

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Nice brief story about "homo economicus" and selfish behavior

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Stick family feud: The backlash against those cartoon decals - 2 views

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Section 1 cartoon stick family change in demand trends

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An analysis of the Car stick families... useful for studying trends in Micro. Lots of good analysis.

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Costa Rica Real Estate Report Reveals Some Surprises - WORLD PROPERTY CHANNEL Global Ne... - 0 views

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Section 4 development GDP FDI

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FDI, investment in Real Estate in Costa Rica

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The effects of rounding on the Consumer Price Index - art5full.pdf - 0 views

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Section 2 consumer price index evaluation

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How rounding the CPI to 1 decimal place is detrimental, Good evaluation tool for data.

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The Economist explains: The economics of Panini football stickers | The Economist - 1 views

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Section 1 supply demand market

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World Cup stickers, supply and demand, open market

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One estimate of the cost of new EPA rules: $51 billion | Marketplace.org - 0 views

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Section 2 GDP growth environment externalities

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How the new EPA rules will barely impact GDP

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Austerity in Greece caused more than 500 male suicides, say researchers | World news | ... - 0 views

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austerity greece Section 2 budget fiscal policy health

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The health effects of austerity (malaria, HIV, and suicide)

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Austerity And Suicide: The Case Of Greece - 0 views

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austerity Section 2 Budget Fiscal Policy evaluation

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Austerity and Suicide in Greece. Forbes takes a different look at the data. Good example of evaluation.

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