http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/ Eclectic views on economics, policy, sports, etc. en-us 2008-07-25T23:07+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1209086399.shtml As I have often said, economics can be summarized in four words:... EclectEcon 2008-04-29T17:04+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1191550127.shtml and most other places, for that matter. Mis-pricing of water. From the NYTimes (reg req'd), courtesy of Brian Ferguson,... EclectEcon 2007-10-11T05:10+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1158442214.shtml This past summer I spent three months in southeast England, where there were water "shortages" and concerns about the effects of two summers of drought conditions. I wrote about these conditions... EclectEcon 2006-09-20T16:09+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1157072208.shtml If you point a gun at me and say you will kill me unless I agree to paint some pictures for you, then under most interpretations of common law, when you... EclectEcon 2006-09-05T04:09+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1155837650.shtml This is a story from the CBC, not from Onion!... EclectEcon 2006-08-17T18:08+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1147691194.shtml Who would think that the production of chopsticks would cause resource depletion? Apparently the Chinese gubmnt is sufficiently concerned about the possibility that they are slapping a 5% tax on the... EclectEcon 2006-05-16T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1143261340.shtml Speaking of water, as I did yesterday, from Stuff in New Zealand comes news that at least some people are beginning to consider allowing markets to help allocate water:... EclectEcon 2006-03-30T06:03+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1136613692.shtml Nearly a year ago, I wrote,... EclectEcon 2006-01-07T06:01+00:00