Category Archives: Economics

Anything that involves control over and exchange of goods or services.

Bored with Business as Usual

Posted on March 1, 2011 by ErgoOne

In elementary school I saw a movie that took place in an office, where men went to work.  I do not remember what the movie was about, but remember the deadly boring, stifling, grey, scene.  It was an open office, … Continue reading →

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Umair Haque to Business: Cut the Cr*p

Posted on February 14, 2011 by ErgoOne

I want to introduce somebody to my readers today: a London School of Economics graduate named Umair Haque.   A few years after college, he left the business world and became what some call a “radical economist”. He started Bubblegeneration, … Continue reading →

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Poor Countries and Rising Food Prices

Posted on January 26, 2011 by ErgoOne

The Wall Street Journal published an article today discussing the impact of rising food prices on what they euphemistically call “emerging nations”.  I bristle at the use of a collective euphemism in a story about rising food prices that endanger … Continue reading →

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