Archive for May, 2011

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May

The Cam Newton Effect

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, May 3rd 2011   1 comment so far   

There are so many elements of economics we can talk about in sports. But as it’s a relatively narrow field and I believe my audience to be as wide as the contestants on The Biggest Loser at the beginning of the season, I don’t talk about it very much. But the recent NFL draft did [...]

under: business, media    
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May

The Economics Of The Tornadoes

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, May 2nd 2011   Comments Off   

Nothing short of divine wrath tore through my beloved south over the last couple of weeks. No area was untouched and the breakout of tornadoes even found it’s way all the way up to the District and beyond. It’s one of the biggest and deadliest outbreaks in history, and will likely be the most expensive. [...]

under: economics, environment, government    
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