Category Archives: Economics

FROM AN AUSTRIAN AND ANARCHO-CAPITALIST POINT OF VIEW

Hierarchy or the Market

June 4, 2008 – 5:48 pm

On the heels of yesterday’s mention of “intellectual property” (IP) laws and their flaws, comes this article in The Freeman titled “Hierarchy or the Market,” by Kevin Carson. It’s an interesting piece that goes into a lot more than just IP laws, but here’s part of a relevant passage:
The state’s so-called “intellectual property” laws, […]

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Potential Cancer Cure - Unavailable!

June 3, 2008 – 6:52 pm

The key sentences in Bill Sardi’s article on cancer treatments are:
Gc-MAF is a naturally made molecule and is not patentable, though its manufacturing process is patent protected. There is no evidence of any current effort to commercialize this therapy or put it into practice.
That’s why this will NEVER be available in the U.S. Nobody […]

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Implications of Fallen Consumer Confidence

May 29, 2008 – 6:17 am

Last night I made three assertions about the “Consumer Confidence Index.” Here is a brief analysis of each point made; click the charts if you need a larger view:
The “Consumer Confidence Index” is a strong reactionary indicator to things that have already happened, that is, when the “Consumer Confidence Index” is plunging, you can […]

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Consumer Confidence Plunges, Bloggers Blog

May 28, 2008 – 8:01 pm

A lot has been written about the plunge in the Conference Board’s “Consumer Confidence Index.” The problem is not with the quantity of the writing about it, but with the quality of the writing about it. Generally speaking, most who mentioned it, did so in a newsreel fashion, presenting the headline number or […]

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The Weighting Is The Hardest Part

April 23, 2008 – 6:47 am

I’ve covered the difference between OFHEO Home Price Appreciation Index and the S&P Case-Schiller Home Price Index data several times. Here’s ONE example: Compare and Contrast on Home Price Appreciation Indices. Both indices of home price appreciation have flaws, but I believe the limited geographic coverage and bias in weighting towards larger homes makes […]

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