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Comprehensive Economic Overview of Global Health Care Systems in 13 Words

September 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Economics

a) Timely, complete care
b) Very low cost
c) Sustainable
Pick two.
United States: A + C
France: A + B
Canada: B + C
Inspired by this post by Greg Mankiw.

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Classic Case of State vs. Market Execution: FEMA vs Amazon

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Economics

CNN reports that a huge portion of the kits and supplies purchased and donated for the purpose of aiding hurricane victims languished in storage for years, and finally was just kept and used by government. Hmmm, do you think Amazon would let $85 million in ordered products just sit in the warehouse, and then just […]

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Why Mark Anderson and I think an Obama Presidency Could Mean Less Expensive Oil (for the short term at least)

May 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Economics

Mark Anderson is the host of of the Future in Review conference and is best known for his powers of prediction. He is credited with being the first to predict $100 a barrel oil — something that seemed pretty crazy at the time.
He stuck his neck out yet again tonight, by making a prediction about […]

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