Archive for June, 2006
Econ-Utopia: Environmental Tax Shifting
An Econ-Utopia, brought to you by the Center for Popular Economics. Econ-Utopia: Environmental Tax ShiftingBy Jonathan Teller-Elsberg, CPE Staff EconomistJune 28, 2006 In the U.S., talk of tax reform usually means debates about taxes on income and wealth. A little less common are discussions of flat taxes and a shift from payroll, income, investment, or ...Read more.
The Short Run: Drug Treatment Pays for Itself Many Times Over
Drug Treatment Pays for Itself Many Times Over An item from “The Short Run” in the May/June issue of Dollars & Sense. A study of drug treatment programs published in the journal Health Policy Research has found that every dollar spent on treatment saves $7 in costs ranging from health care and mental health services, ...Read more.
Econamici: Economan Captures the Knowledge Economy
Review of David Warsh’s Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations David Warsh’s engaging new book Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations tells two stories. One story, beginning with Adam Smith, covers the history of thought about the relationship of economic growth and economies of scale. Warsh finds in Smith a contradiction between the huge technical ...Read more.
Solidarity; new website content
I am out of the office today in an act of solidarity with the international working class: I’m about to go down to my neighborhood pub to watch the US/Czech Republic World Cup match! Meanwhile, enjoy the new content I’ve added to the Dollars & Sense website over the weekend. a Resources page: http://dollarsandsense.org/resources.htmla Promote ...Read more.
Econamici: The Mother of all Bungles in Iraq
The Mother of all Bungles in Iraq Introductory Economics Lesson One: Price controls can backfire. Exhibit A: New York City rent control. Landlords neglect repairs, and harass poor tenants into leaving. Meanwhile, well-to-do renters pay thousands of dollars in “key money” to owners or supers to obtain choice apartments. Exhibit B: Iraqi oil price control. ...Read more.
