Mr. Page came to New York and opened a branch office, the business of which grew rapidly, and within three years its sales had passed those of its Boston parent. On the death of Mr. Kimball in 1871 the name of the firm was changed to Faulkner, Page & Co. In 1870 Joseph S. ...
While there were a number of keen insights shared at yesterday’s meeting at the Multnomah Athletic Club, three stood out in our minds: 1) Transactions volume in Bitcoin has soared over the past two years and the USD/Bitcoin price action has settled down as a result. Further, Venture Capit...
Doubtless I wrote parts of that chapter fairly early and other parts late as I found omissions in the light of the chapters on “The Rhythm of Business Activity.” Of course, I put nothing in which did not seem to me strictly pertinent to the understanding of the processes with which the...
The fiscal policy impact lag, caused by the distance between federal fiscal action and the domestic Main Street economy, will nowwork in our favor. That is, in favor of the middle-class. Within the aforementioned distance between “X” and “Y”, a result of three decades traveled by two ...
refine our ‘attitude of gratitude’ we will gain a better perspective on our situation and counter the negative effects of hedonic adaptation. The phrase “hedonic adaptation” was made popular by Shane Frederick and George Loewenstein in chapter 16 ofWell-being: the foundations of hedonic ...
A large chapter of The Wealth of Nations was devoted to urging England to rethink its colonial policy, particularly with regard to India. What if, rather than trying to extract goods, England managed India with the goal of creating a vibrant economy? The ten-dollar founding father. One of ...
The concept of need is seen to have three main characteristics: “first, the failure to satisfy someone’s need is harmful to that person; second, in light of the resultant harm, there is an imperative to satisfy the need, i.e., an element of linguistic normativity already inheres in th...
Depletion is undermining the economy in three main ways. First, depletion of oil, natural gas and coal is driving a relentless rise in the material costs – the Energy Costs of Energy – of fossil fuels. This is extending right across the primary energy slate because of the dependency of ot...
There’s a neat story in the chapter about how people often don’t follow doctors orders after they go to the doctor, and so they don’t always take their pills. But if those same people go to the vet with their dog, they are more likely to make sure their dog takes their pills!
There’s a neat story in the chapter about how people often don’t follow doctors orders after they go to the doctor, and so they don’t always take their pills. But if those same people go to the vet with their dog, they are more likely to make sure their dog takes their pills!