Are We Sure That Mariana Mazzucato Understands The Basic Concepts Of Economics?
On the basis of this Professor Mazzucato seems entirely unaware of even the simplest findings of the subject she herself is a professor of:
Imagine...
Rather Kills Socialism – Poor People Are Poor Because Their Parents Were Stupid
It is possible to discuss this matter in slightly less inflammatory words than that headline but the essential point being made isn't far off....
Mobile Phones Cut The Murder Rate – For The Same Reason They Grow The...
One of the interesting findings about mobile phones is that they grow the economy. In a country without a general landline network - ie,...
De Fault Is In The Stars
Yeah, a really bad pun, but we specialise in such. So what recently caught our eye here in our dark scribbler’s pit was a...
As Perfect Information Doesn’t Exist Then Therefore Nor Do Markets
This is the outcome of this insistence by the Senior Lecturer at Islington Technical College. That we don't have perfect information, we never have...
Rising UK Retail Sales Don’t Bolster Retail Commercial Property Sector
We would normally think that rising retail sales are good for retail commercial property. You know, landlords manage to gain a slice of the...
The Idea Of A Maximum Wage Is As Close To Drivel As We’ll Hear...
I was asked to give my opinion on the idea of a maximum wage. Here is that opinion:
"The idea of a maximum wage is...
Germans Are More Entrepreneurial Than The French – Who Knew?
Or more accurately, German speaking Swiss in French speaking cantons are more entrepreneurial than French speaking Swiss in German speaking cantons. Which is an...
Why Does The Telegraph Say *Despite* Falling Profits?
The aim and purpose of a business is to produce money for the owners, the shareholders, to enjoy. There is no other reason for...
I Don’t Believe This Story About Prime Age Working Men In The US
That the people who have done this research are far better economists than I'll ever be - partly because I'm not an economist of...