Hiatus

Unless it hasn’t been obvious by now, this blog is on hiatus for the moment.  I will either bring it back with a reinvention or discontinue it entirely.  More to come in the next couple of weeks…

The Political Pressure of Ignorance

For my doctoral studies, I gravitate toward the idea of researching the impact that information has on economic decisions.  One important aspect of information that has yet to be nailed down is the value of information.  How much is a given piece of information worth?  One possible way to measure the value of information is to measure the impact the information has on individuals, on an organization, or on a market.

Using this yardstick, it seems that this information would be very valuable.

Better Late Than Never

Boy, I wish I had found this blog a year ago!

Loving Your Work

Professor Paul Krugman shares what he loves about being him.  I hope to write a similar post some day.

Framing the Argument

In a response to an article I shared on here last week, Prof. Nancy Folbre disagrees with Prof. Glaeser and asserts that economists do not unanimously revere freedom above all else.  In fact, writes Folbre, there are a great many economists who believe that private entities — she focuses on corporations — have a responsibility to give back to society, even if this infringes on their freedom.

I do not disagree with Prof. Folbre.  I do, however, think that the information she wishes to convey is not being framed properly and, thus, is not realizing its full potential.  Of course corporations must dedicate some percentage of their earnings to the country/state/municipality in which they operate, whether through mandates for corporate giving or through the imposition of a corporate tax.