Paul Krugman has pointed out, here and here that the meme that most of the inequality we have been experiencing of late has much to do with differences in educational attainment is bogus. Mankiw responds in typical fashion by changing … Continue reading
I tuned into a rebroadcast of this morning’s the CBC’s the Current while cleaning the kitchen this evening which had an unusually good documentary on the problem of youth unemployment; specifically, the problem of university undergrads in finding jobs. As … Continue reading
Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism Jim Stanford (2008), Pluto Press, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Fernwood Publishing Inc. Upon first reading Economics for Everyone I was disappointed. At the time of its … Continue reading
April update. This blog post was turned into a full article. Published here: http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/71735 ——— The way the term Arab is being thrown around these days is enough to give a person reason to pause while celebrating the victories of the … Continue reading
Canadians like to think of themselves as middle class. Notice the fan fare attached to the release of Hulchanski’s and co. study on the trend toward the hollowing out of the middle class. I had always thought the term “middle … Continue reading
For Immediate Release The Real-World Economics Review Blog is holding polls to determine the awarding of two prizes: The Ignoble Prize for Economics , to be awarded to the three economists who contributed most to enabling the Global Financial Collapse … Continue reading
The BOC thinks Canada is in a recession and this comes just two months after the US was in recession so I have to say I won. Now the critics will say sure you were right but you never … Continue reading
Travis Fast Sometimes when I find myself questioning many of my political positions (which I do every so often despite what appears here: which is the mark of a good social scientist I should add) I return to some foundational … Continue reading
Travis Fast Now I do not know what the scores are for Canada but according to the GRE statistics reported here, it appears that in two out of the three categories political scientists have superior GRE scores relative to their cousins … Continue reading
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