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This article is interesting as it demonstrates the concept of a quota on an international level as opposed to a domestic level.

This is an interesting article because it is a great example of justified price controls. A panel was chosen to go through and examine what exactly should be controlled, and it shows that price controls, if implemented correctly, can be extremely beneficial. 

This article is very interesting because it shows another situation pertaining to subsidies that we have not discussed in a lot of depth, this being the removal or reduction of subsidies. This article also shows the clout that the International Monetary Fund holds, as well as the impact that subsides or lack thereof can have on the citizens of the country in which they are implemented. 

Few have not experienced the uncomfortable experience of circling city blocks for a parking space. Researchers at Xerox have designed algorithms and implemented dynamic parking systems in Los Angeles that change the way we park. Through the application of analytics to Big Data, as well as ethnography-the design and implementation [...]

This is a fairly recent article that talks about supply side policies implemented by the new head of the "Bank of England", Mark Carney. The article mainly discusses their new strides to reach unemployment rates, which heavily involves controlling inflation and interest rates. It is interesting how it talks about how Keynesian supply side policies were not effective post war era because they let inflation spiral out of control. The author believes in Mark Carney's aggressive take on the issue as it plans to control inflation, unemployment and has a contingency plan.

just a quick article on the advantages and disadvantages of implementing another african monetary union in the east of the continent. There is a problem in africa at the moment where there are already 3 other monetary unions in africa and they wish to implement another.

This article discusses the caution needed when implementing monetary policies. 

This article is very interesting as it discusses the potential harmful effects of using a monetary policy, that is to say the control of the amount of currency in the system to regulate the economy. I did my IA on the trade off so this article was very interesting for me as it relates to it all together.

The Chinese government has been unfairly implementing subsidies for solar panel companies within China. Thus, the companies have been able to sell their Solar panels at costs that are lower than the cost to manufacture such items. This has caused European companies to ask for intensified investigation from the European Union. However, Europe is reluctant to go at a trade war with China and thus, the situation is gridlocked. Too many companies would suffer from direct war.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has recently signed the Industrial Law into effect, which aims to reduce the country's dependency on imported components and machinery for the manufacture of goods. Indonesia has been experiencing larger trade deficits recently due to increasing costs in these imports, but an ISI strategy would allow the country to replace the imports with additional exports. However, the implementation of the policy is not likely to be flawless and needs to be done quickly, in time for the new ASEAN Economic Community that will go into effect in 2015. Indonesia's markets must be ready by this time to be sure that they can handle the increased traffic that will occur as a result of the economic agreement.

Aircel, a private telecom operator, is implementing a mobile internet tariff plan. This plan will allow its users to use 2G/3G services in the same package. The article states that this plan is targeted towards those who use their data for applications, music, and games.