Archive for the 'Economics' Category

Yes Justice Scalia, There Were Patents Relating To Training Horses in the 1890s; But More Importantly, We Need Them Today

Can you patent horse training?

Gillian Saunders Podcast:
Place of the Year 2009

Get some first hand perspective on the changes South Africa has seen since winning the 2010 World Cup bid.

$250 Checks to Seniors: Just Say No

Edward Zelinsky looks at the Obama Administration’s plan to send an additional $250 to social security recipients.

Divide and Conquer? Splitting the Roles of Chair and CEO

Chris Mallin, author of Corporate Finance, blogs about companies splitting the role of Chair and CEO.

Jennifer Burns’s Goddess of the Market

An excerpt from Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right.

Congratulations to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson

OUP celebrates the Nobel Prizes of Ostrom and Williamson!

Three Cheers for the IRS – Really

Edward Zelinsky applauds the IRS.

Amazon Sales Rank: I’m being outsold by a book on tattoos

Dennis Baron, author of A Better Pencil, looks at Amazon sales rankings.

Tools for Innovation I: Normal psychology and economic recovery

How do goals drive behavior?

Chrome OS:
A Shiny New Model for the Software License?

Douglas E. Phillips looks at Google’s new operating system.

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