Entries tagged as economics
Sunday, March 14. 2010
Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice
One of my favorite TED talks. All marketers and economists would probably enjoy this nugget. Paraphrased: "I wrote an entire book trying to explain to myself why I was less happy with my just-purchased pair of jeans that fit me better than any other pair of jeans that I've owned in my entire life."
Wednesday, March 10. 2010
Europe vs. The US
EUROPE VS. THE US: WHICH HAS THE BETTER DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY?
Steven Hill makes a bunch of very interesting points regarding Europe's economic development and debunks a few rumors about socialist europe. His data didn't match my mindset. My mindset now more closely matches his data. Very nice. Click through the link below to give the talk a listen.
Europe vs. the US: Which Has the Better Development Model for the 21st Century? (mp3)
Monday, March 8. 2010
The Business of Climate Change Conference
From the The Business of Climate Change Conference. This guy is one of the more entertaining and interesting speakers. Certainly the ramifications of his talk should be of interest to most.
Monday, March 1. 2010
I'm Sure Glad The Recession Ended
It's a good thing the recession ended. Otherwise, key economic charts might look something like this.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/03/im-sure-glad-recession-ended.html
Interesting data and I find the irony funny.
Last night I finally got to Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room in my Netflix queue and was left thinking about health care and insurance companies. The similarities between the two are uncanny.
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