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How Scouts Identify Future Football Superstars

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How Scouts Identify Future Football Superstars Economics is everywhere. Even in the football field. One Sebatian Abbot has demonstrated as such in a study which was published in 2016. The author focuses […]

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United States Mothers Earn Less, their Education and Experience Notwithstanding

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United States Mothers Earn Less, their Education and Experience Notwithstanding The Washington Center for Equitable Growth has published a great blog article providing evidence that mothers in USA earn less their education […]

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The revision of the macroeconomics curriculum

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The revision of the macroeconomics curriculum is a vital step toward adapting to the changing global economic landscape. As economies become more interconnected, and as new economic challenges such as climate change, […]

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World’s leading economic writers

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The following is a brief list of the best economics writers in the world. Noah Smith  No 1 in the kist of economics writers is;Noah Smith is a Bloomberg View Columnist. He […]

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Memoirs of Ludwig von Mises: Part 1

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In 2018, I have resolved to read more books to put grace into my writing style. I’ll not give up on this resolve.   Ludwig Von Mises made original contributions to not […]

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“Economics is Superior to All Sciences” Senator Ben Sasse

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“Economics is Superior to All Sciences” Senator Ben Sasse Ben Sasse, the Senator for Nebraska posted on his twitter account commenting on the merits of various academic field. In this tweet he […]

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The Case Against Education

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BOOK: The Case Against Education Professor Bryan Douglas Caplan has announced that his new book will should be available in our bookshops. The book is titled: The Case Against Education: Why Education […]

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Barry Ritholtz Wealth Management blog

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Ritholtz Wealth Management blog was founded by Barry Ritholtz.   Barry Ritholtz is a blogger and a co-founder and chief Investment Officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management which was launched in 2013.   […]

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FEATURES OF A GOOD ECONOMIC MODEL

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FEATURES OF A GOOD ECONOMIC MODEL A good Economic model should be able to make data “talk” even highly complex models should lead to simple displays of data. Many researchers have found […]

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Economics

Sverker Johansson: The man who has created 3 million Wikipedia Pages

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Sverker Johansson: The man who has created 3 million Wikipedia Pages Sverker Johansson is a man on a mission. He created over 3 million Wikipedia pages all in Swedish. He is currently […]

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William Baumol: The Prolific Economics Writer 

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William Baumol: The Prolific Economics Writer  William Baumol was one of the most prolific economists of his time. He was born in South Bronx. Baumol is credited for having written an excess […]

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Moneyness by JP Koning is an economics Goldmine

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Moneyness by JP Koning is an economics Goldmine I’m happy to report that today I came across this economics goldmine by JP Koning called Moneyness. This is a very elaborate blog by […]

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Top Blogs in Economics, Politics and Technology

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This is my reading list of top blogs in economics, politics and technology.  These are the topics I am passionate about: Economics  Technology  Politics  General List – all topics  Economics Podcasts  Learn […]

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The undercover economist by Tim Harford

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The undercover economist by Tim Harford is an interesting read for many people who have an interest in economics and finance.   Tim Harford who is known as the The Undercover Economist […]

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Karl Marx

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I’ve read and heard so much about Karl Marx. The first time was when I was in high school. We read about Odili Samalu and Chief Nanga the main characters in Chinua […]

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Trump Must Stop Undermining Market Data

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Recently Forbes reported that Donald Trump’s distrust of economic data is quite phenomenal. Trump who has in the past told the world that “do not believe in those phony numbers.” This is […]

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Kenya’s leading economist professors

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1 Prof. Mariara Jane Wanjiku   Prof. Mariara Jane Wanjiku  holds a BA, MA and PhD in Economics from University of Nairobi. She is the director of the School of Economics, UON. […]

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