What is Arbitrage?
Article answers the following question: What is arbitrage? What markets do arbitrageurs usually trade on? The answers to your arbitrage questions right here.
What Was The Gold Standard?
A look at what the gold standard was and how it differs from the fiat system of money today. A comparison of fiat money and the gold standard. What is the Demand For Money?
This question answers the questions: What is the demand for money? Does that change? The other three elements all make perfect sense to me but demand for money is confusing me to no end. Expansionary Monetary Policy vs. Contractionary Monetary Policy
I'm having a little trouble trying to understand expansionary monetary policies and contractionary monetary policies. Can you help explain what impact expansionary monetary policies and contractionary monetary policies have on the economy? Are Credit Cards A Form Of Money?
Are credit cards are a from of money? An interesting and unusual question about! Let's take a look at what is considered to be money and where credit cards fit in. The Softwood Lumber Dispute
The softwood lumber dispute is actually a number of disputes which have gone on for over 20 years between the United States and Canada. The heart of the softwood lumber dispute is the claim of the United States that Canada is unfairly subsidizing Canadian lumber production. How Markets Use Information To Set Prices
Prices, and changes in prices, convey a lot of information. From an informational standpoint, contingent contracts are very nice. The use of contingent contracts and prices are explained. Why Don't Prices Decline During A Recession?
When there is an economic expansion, demand seems to outpace supply, particularly for goods and services that take time and major capital to increase supply. As a result, prices generally rise (or there is at least price pressure). We look at why deflation does generally not occur during a recession. A Beginner's Guide to Economic Indicators
I'm constantly hearing about economic indicators in the news, but I'm never sure what they're talking about. What are economic indicators and why are they important? More Books for Economics Graduate School
Advice for a student considering entering graduate school in economics. The main advice is on books that you may want read for entering graduate school in economics. Books to Study Before Going to Graduate School in Economics
Advice for a student considering entering graduate school in economics. The main advice is on books that you may want read for entering graduate school in economics. Does Freer Trade Mean Lower Environmental Standards?
The primary concern of the environmental lobbies is that further trade liberalization through the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) initiative will have adverse consequences on the environment. Is free trade bad for the environment? The Logic of Collective Action
Why do so many government policies make such little economic sense? The best answer I've seen to this question comes from The Logic of Collective Action. Mancur Olson's The Logic of Collective Action explains why some groups are able to have a larger influence on government policy than others. The Economic Effect of Tariffs
In my article "The Softwood Lumber Dispute" we saw an example of a tariff placed on a foreign good. A tariff is simply a tax or duty placed on an imported good by a domestic government. Tariffs are usually levied as a percentage of the declared value of the good, similar to a sales tax. More FairTax Advocates Have Their Say 2
FairTax supporters give more reasons why they feel that the FairTax will be good for America. I still disagree. More FairTax Advocates Have Their Say
FairTax supporters give more reasons why they feel that the FairTax will be good for America. I still disagree. Advertisements as a Revenue Source
Here we look at the question "Can Advertisements Help Us Give Away Free Food?" If we put enough ads on hamburger boxes can we make a profit even if we give the hamburger away for free? How much is the per capita money supply in the U.S.?
Here I answer the e-mail question "If all the money in the US was divided up evenly and given to every American over 21 or so, how much would each person get?" by examining the definitions of the M1, M2, and M3 money supply, then work on calculating what the money supply per capita is. What is deflation and how can it be prevented?
Deflation and Printing Money: Is the problem that there is more to printing money than printing money? Is in fact the way printed money gets into circulation, that the fed buys bonds, and thus get money into the economy? When the government prints money it causes inflation. Would printing more money cure deflation? FairTax - Income Taxes vs. Sales Taxes
Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax. Reader Feedback - We Will Never Run Out of Oil
For as long as I can remember, I've been hearing that the world oil supply will run out in a few decades. I remember quite vividly growing up in the early 1980's hearing that there wouldn't be any oil left by the time I learned how to drive. Fortunately the prediction of a depleted oil supply never came true. We Will Never Run Out of Oil
For as long as I can remember, I've been hearing that the world oil supply will run out in a few decades. I remember quite vividly growing up in the early 1980's hearing that there wouldn't be any oil left by the time I learned how to drive. Fortunately the prediction of a depleted oil supply never came true. The Effect of Income Taxes on Economic Growth
What effect do income taxes have on economic growth? Will lower income tax rates lead to higher growth, or will they just line the pockets of the rich? FairTax Redux
Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax. Reader Feedback - FairTax
Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax. | 