Economics in the News

This is a collection of hyperlinks to current news articles that deal with economic concepts (labeled) for my current and former students. The opinions and conclusions are expressly those of the authors, not necessarily mine. I have not commented on these articles because I want my students to have a chance to do so in their homework assignments. I always enjoy hearing what they have to say when they have thought through and provided evidence for their arguments.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

The New Math of Renting vs. Buying

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303948104579534230618539424?mod=trending_now_2
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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Apple vs. Samsung trial round two: Samsung infringed three patents, owes Apple $119.6 million

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/02/apple-vs-samsung-trial-verdict/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl4%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D472010
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Friday, May 2, 2014

Why Can't Marvel's Movie Superheroes Be Friends?

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304677904579535632100885654?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304677904579535632100885654.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth
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The Jobs Report Isn’t as Good as It Looks

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/upshot/jobs-report-looks-great-but-looks-are-deceiving.html?ribbon-ad-idx=3&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article
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Report Shows Resurgence of Hiring but Has Downbeat Notes

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/business/economy/april-jobs-data-released-by-labor-department.html?hpw&rref=business
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Why Economics Failed

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/opinion/krugman-why-economics-failed.html?action=click&contentCollection=Asia%20Pacific&module=MostEmailed&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article
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So Far, U.S. Sanctions Over Ukraine May Be Inflicting Only Limited Pain on Russia

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/world/europe/so-far-us-sanctions-over-ukraine-may-be-inflicting-only-limited-pain-on-russia.html?emc=edit_th_20140502&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=16515780&_r=0
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