Posts for Weakonomis


Or Maybe This Is When Jobs Will Return

From Weakonomi¢s
July 14, 2010 at 1:32 pm
The great thing about economics is you can be right one week, and right the next week, making you a hypocrite to who you were last week. Case in point: last week I thought that ... (more)

Benefits Of Hosting The FIFA World Cup Part I

From Weakonomi¢s
July 13, 2010 at 12:41 pm
FIFA is the organization responsible for expertly spreading World Cup fever around the world every four years, and they take their football very seriously. To the Fèdèration ... (more)

Benefits Of Hosting The World Cup

From Weakonomi¢s
July 13, 2010 at 9:02 am
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a series of posts, and it will remain a while still because someone else has done a series for me.  I regularly have people reach ... (more)

Weakon 331: Reverse Mortgages

From Weakonomi¢s
July 9, 2010 at 10:32 am
The following is a guest post written by David from Lender411.com. Lender411 lets you compare mortgage rates and provides information on loan products from reverse mortgages ... (more)

Happy 4th of July

From Weakonomi¢s
July 4, 2010 at 11:50 am
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ... (more)

Weakonomics Links: Loose Ends

From Weakonomi¢s
July 2, 2010 at 11:27 am
Just like I get a lot of ideas in my head that I never seem to make their way into a full blog post, I get lots of links that never seem to find their way into a a post of their ... (more)

How IPOs Work: Tesla Motors

From Weakonomi¢s
July 1, 2010 at 11:10 am
Not since Ford went public in the 1950s has an American automaker gone to the equity markets for an initial public offering (IPO). But, on Monday, Tesla Motors did just that. ... (more)

Thinking Like An Economist

From Weakonomi¢s
June 25, 2010 at 10:34 am
Do you think like an economist? If you follow this blog you probably do, or are at least starting to. Economists are often chided for talking as if humans are rational. We clearly ... (more)

Consumer Financial Reform Punishing Responsible Consumers

From Weakonomi¢s
June 22, 2010 at 11:12 am
Remember that Credit CARD Act passed last year? It limited the fees that credit card companies could charge and introduced dozens of other reforms designed to protect the consumer ... (more)

The Top Twelve Things On My Mind

From Weakonomi¢s
June 21, 2010 at 10:48 am
This is basically a combination of things that are bothering me.  I would have probably written a post about them individually but instead decided to just throw them up here ... (more)

Weakend: Dogs on the Hill

From Weakonomi¢s
June 19, 2010 at 11:09 am
The Washington Post ran a story about dogs on Capitol Hill. They also included a slideshow with some of the dogs. As a converted dog lover (I love my dog, not yours, and still ... (more)

Buffett & Gates Want Billionaires To Give Away Their Money

From Weakonomi¢s
June 17, 2010 at 11:22 am
Like many of you, I am a big fan of the two richest men in America (and 2 of the 3 richest in the world). One of them is responsible for creating the technologies that make this ... (more)

Why Would A Company Buy Back Stock?

From Weakonomi¢s
June 16, 2010 at 11:53 am
If you follow the financial news, you’ve probably heard of a stock buy-back program. If you don’t follow the news, you probably haven’t. But don’t worry, ... (more)

Shadow Inventory

From Weakonomi¢s
June 15, 2010 at 11:12 am
Following on the discussion from yesterday, there’s another topic you’re going to start hearing more about soon: shadow inventory. What is Shadow Inventory? Before ... (more)

Test post, no need to click

From Weakonomi¢s
June 14, 2010 at 7:48 pm
I told you not to click! Related posts:Secret Message Post For RSS Readers!! Sorry, No Post Today Guest Post on Moolanomy.com Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related ... (more)

Time Video Explains Everything Wrong In The World

From Weakonomi¢s
June 10, 2010 at 9:29 pm
It’s 10 minutes short, depending on how you perceive time. It explains all the problems of the world. Via Freakonomics Related posts:Awesome Video Of How Far The World ... (more)

Is There Something Going On In the Gulf Of Mexico?

From Weakonomi¢s
June 10, 2010 at 11:20 am
Apparently, there was some kind of explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, and oil has been leaking in the gulf ever since. It’s been over 50 days and now oil seems to be everywhere ... (more)

Awesome Video Of How Far The World Economy Has Come

From Weakonomi¢s
June 8, 2010 at 6:55 pm
This is a great video if you’re interested in how much better off we are today than we were 200 years ago. And how much better off we are than the rest of the world. If ... (more)

Renegotiating Your Apartment Lease

From Weakonomi¢s
June 7, 2010 at 11:28 am
I used to give a lot more financial tips on here but frankly I find them boring to read myself. I do however like to bring it up whenever I do something I’m proud of. I’ve ... (more)

Weakend: The Weakonomist’s Power Foods

From Weakonomi¢s
June 5, 2010 at 11:15 am
The Weakonomist is all about nutrition. Mind you, I have a serious sweet tooth that is only bested by The Sheconomist’s sweet tooth. She is blessed with the metabolism ... (more)

Putting the Unemployed to Work

From
March 3, 2010 at 12:19 pm

Do you know anyone that’s unemployed? I do. You probably do too. They collect checks from the government and their only responsibility is to continue to search for work.

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Weakonomics Featured In The Wall Street Journal!!

From Weakonomi¢s
February 28, 2010 at 12:33 pm
In 2009, I set many goals for the website.  One of them was to be featured in the traditional media in some way.  It could be a business magazine or newspaper, just something ... (more)

Corporate Social Responsibility Is A Bunch of Crap

From Weakonomi¢s
February 26, 2010 at 12:15 pm
These days it’s trendy for corporations to be involved in the community. Huge corporations donate thousands and even millions of dollars to support causes ranging from financial ... (more)

Own A Piece Of Hollywood Thanks To the Hollywood Stock Exchange

From Weakonomi¢s
February 25, 2010 at 11:26 am
Are you a big movie buff? Can’t get enough of overpaying for the right to watch movies with a group of people? Think you know the Hollywood business better than anyone else? ... (more)

Blame John F Kennedy For The Deficit

From Weakonomi¢s
February 24, 2010 at 11:40 am
Our budget deficit has crested $1.4 trillion, the national debt is over $12 trillion. Every citizen in this country owes over $40,000 in debt. Not that’s not credit card, ... (more)