Category Archives: Economics

Thoughts on the state of the economy and how that affects our lives

Ethics in Real Life

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

I’ve been thinking a lot about ethics lately. No, not the book variety. No, I am not writing a paper on ethics. It’s ethics in real life. You know, something like: Is getting $450 per week worth a little lie … Continue reading →

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Family Values?

Posted on May 1, 2010 by

Before I disappear again to write two papers in three weeks, I thought I’d share some statistics that have been bothering me ever since I received the fact sheets from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The first talks about … Continue reading →

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Ethical dissonance

Posted on February 7, 2010 by

Cognitive dissonance is that feeling that we get when we believe something contradictory. It arises – to use the example from a textbook – when you think you should be on a diet but devour a huge bowl of chocolate … Continue reading →

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Pew on Marriage

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

Via the Facebook page of the National Sexuality Resource Center, I found a report from the Pew Research Center on marriage and how wives are rising (whatever that’s supposed to mean). Reading the first paragraph, I decided that I needed … Continue reading →

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Income Inequality and Health

Posted on November 16, 2009 by

This week’s Too Much includes an in depth look at a new meta-analysis about the impact of a society’s income inequality on that society’s citizen’s health. It’s a puzzle that apparently epidemiologists have been working on for a while but … Continue reading →

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The Emotional Side of Down-Sizing

Posted on November 14, 2009 by

I just sold my bed. A queen-size bed that no longer fits my down-sized lifestyle. I want smaller, thank you, easier to move. But I am noticing that it’s rather emotional to let go of this stuff like a bed! … Continue reading →

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