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Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: All-you-can-eat sushi restaurants should not exist. Why do they?
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A mainly Canadian economics blog. Mumbling professor (Frances Woolley). Department of Finance (Ottawa). Public Accounts of Canada. Teranet house price index. World top incomes database. US - Energy Information Administration. US - Bureau of Economic Analysis. US - Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laquo; Regression toward the mean. House prices and inflation targeting ». All-you-can-eat sushi restaurants should not exist. Why do they? All-you-can-eat restaurants should not exist. First, restaurants have fixed ...
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Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Divine Coincidence Failure. UK lessons for the Bank of Canada
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A mainly Canadian economics blog. Mumbling professor (Frances Woolley). Department of Finance (Ottawa). Public Accounts of Canada. Teranet house price index. World top incomes database. US - Energy Information Administration. US - Bureau of Economic Analysis. US - Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laquo; Fiscal Policy, the Environment, and How Not to Solve Policy Problems. Have universities reached the tipping point? Divine Coincidence Failure. UK lessons for the Bank of Canada. According to divine coincidence.
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Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: 3 practical things, and one abstract thing economists could do to improve economic coverage in the media
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A mainly Canadian economics blog. Mumbling professor (Frances Woolley). Department of Finance (Ottawa). Public Accounts of Canada. Teranet house price index. World top incomes database. US - Energy Information Administration. US - Bureau of Economic Analysis. US - Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laquo; The Best and Worst Tax Measures of Budget 2015. Fact Check: Bias at the CEA? 3 practical things, and one abstract thing economists could do to improve economic coverage in the media. 1 Pitch better stories.
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David Karp's Blog: Should charities threaten potential donors?
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Thursday, December 29. Should charities threaten potential donors? Earlier this year, I blogged about my dislike for charities who try to guilt donors by mailing out unsolicited gifts. While I find this to be an offensive practice, my friend Tom recently received a mailing from a charity called Smile Train. That may have topped this. (In case you're wondering about the picture below, Smile Train "is dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate. I'm curio...
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David Karp's Blog: January 2012
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Thursday, January 12. Does salience make sense for Air Miles? Has decided to do a curious thing: tell you how much theyre actually worth. Air Miles, for those who dont know, is a customer loyalty program. If you shop at particular businesses, you earn miles, which you can then redeem for rewards. Businesses use these programs in an attempt to retain customers. Theyre particularly useful when businesses offer a fairly generic product that customers could easily buy from a competitor. Monday, January 9.
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David Karp's Blog: January 2011
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Wednesday, January 26. One of life's biggest mysteries. I love pineapple juice. It is full of deliciousness — and economic mysteries. Monday, January 24. It is normal for a collective agreement to have win-lose propositions. Some clauses clearly favour management at the expense of employees, and some perks for workers clearly hurt a companys bottom line. Wednesday, January 19. Pogs, surgeries and consent. Ive been trading since I was a kid. Whether it was hockey cards, recess snacks, Magic cards. Who you...
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David Karp's Blog: March 2011
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Wednesday, March 30. Charities' guilt gifts overstep the bounds. My fiancée received an interesting gift in the mail recently from a charity called Plan Canada. They were asking for money to lift poor girls from around the world out of poverty. The gift was a small friendship bracelet of hope, accompanied by a picture of a cute young girl. The back of the photo reads, This is Lina from Peru. She has already found a sponsor. Please sponsor a child like her. Many thanks. Monday, March 28. Ask Ariely: On Sa...
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David Karp's Blog: July 2010
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Saturday, July 24. Since everyone else is talking about the census, I figured I would weigh in as well. I consider myself to be somewhat libertarian, so I appreciate the argument that the census, at least to some extent, is an invasion of privacy. One has to admit that some of the questions might make some people a little uncomfortable to answer (even if they only have to answer it, on average, once every 25 years). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Progressive Economics Forum.
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David Karp's Blog: August 2011
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Friday, August 19. Are early Christmas sales an indicator of tough economic times? If we're headed for more tough economic times, Thursday's Le Droit. May have found an unconventional leading indicator. To support this: Christmas sales are coming early this year. Are already selling artificial Christmas trees and snow globes, apparently. And the Bay. Is planning on kicking off its Christmas sales a month early, starting in mid-October instead of mid-November. Monday, August 1. Oh, the irony! Every so oft...
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David Karp's Blog: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 22. The Ikea cafeteria (part 2). I eat at fast food restaurants a lot. Usually, when Im finished, Ill throw the remnants of my meal in the garbage and stack my tray neatly on top of the garbage can to be collected. Why do I do this? Monday, September 20. The Ikea cafeteria (part 1). Having recently moved across the country, I've spent more time than I'd care to admit recently at the Ottawa Ikea. Exploit this wonderfully). But while most women know that the way to a man's heart is...
