Posts Tagged “economics”
I read a really interesting article in Inc. magazine this week on business in Norway. The gist of it is that Norway — land of Vikings, fjords, and ridiculously high taxes — is beating America at it’s own game. Norway has more entrepreneurs per capita than the US, and their economy grew nearly 3% during [...]
After I finish (or give up on) the crossword puzzle in the in-flight magazine, I sometimes like to peruse the SkyMall catalog. Is there any other publication that can instill an intense pride in American capitalism, while simultaneously making you fear for the future of mankind? I love the SkyMall catalog, and here are some [...]
I recently signed up for Prosper.com. Prosper.com is a site that facilitates peer-to-peer lending — offering borrowers lower interest rates than credit cards or hard money loans, and offering lenders higher interest rates than traditional CDs or savings accounts. It’s a win-win, and a cool business model that creates value for everyone involved. Across a [...]
I’m not sure how I missed this 5 years ago, especially when it was just a few blocks from home. Bumvertising is (or was… not sure if they’re still in operation?), an advertising agency that attaches commercial messages to homeless people’s signs. In return, the homeless people are given food and a small amount of [...]
So I have to admit I know next to nothing about Second Life, a virtual online video game world where you control an avatar-version of yourself going about daily life. But when I came across an article that said the Second Life economy was likely to post a 2010 GDP of over half a billion [...]
If you’ve grown tired of the steady drumbeat of fear and pessimism that dominates our media and politics, Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves is the book for you. Ridley argues that humans are better off today than at any point in history, and that despite all the naysayers, the evidence points to [...]
