Economia
Como o governo engorda em sua luta contra a obesidade
Por que a administração Bush não segue uma política menos intrusiva em sua vida pessoal? Esta é uma pergunta que se faz, principalmente quando se pensa no problema da obesidade.
Link e trecho: Government Gets Fat Fighting Obesity: "The only solution is for Americans to demand ownership of and responsibility for their own health and fitness. Health and medical savings accounts are a good first step. Protecting the ability of health insurers to charge lower premiums for good personal habits would help, too. But most importantly, we need to return personal responsibility to the policy-making process. What each individual American puts into his or her body ought to be the sole concern and responsibility of each individual American"
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O Que Significa "keynesiano"?
" ... What does "being Keynesian" mean? Simply believing in the role of demand-side factors in the determination of aggregate output is an insufficient characterisation. A true Keynesian differs, in so much as he also believes that: 1) monetary policy...
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As Lições Da Grande Recessão
Ótimo artigo de Raghuram Rajan, na Foreign Affairs: "In fact, today’s economic troubles are not simply the result of inadequate demand but the result, equally, of a distorted supply side. For decades before the financial crisis in 2008, advanced economies...
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Falhas De Governo E A Saúde Pública
Frequentemente se argumenta que o maior envolvimento do governo nos serviços de saúde deve-se às "falhas de mercado". Entretanto, o grande problema do setor são as "falhas de governo", como argumenta John Goodman, expert em economia da saúde: "I...
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Quer realmente discutir ética empresarial? Então pense no trecho abaixo
Do Corporations Have Social Responsibility? by Walter Williams -- Capitalism Magazine: "Do corporations have social responsibility? Yes. Nobel Laureate Professor Milton Friedman...
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Milton Friedman, a máquina pensante...mesmo aos 91!
Welcome to Mskousen.com -- Mark Skousen's Website for the Best of Money and Economics
Trechos:
1. Re: Social Responsibility of Business: Milton Friedman's thesis is that the sole...
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