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48 – Thinking like an economist 15: Economics and happiness

18 April, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

Richard Layard is an economist who works on happiness. He is interested in which factors are positively related to it, and what governments should do

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Economics

47 – Thinking like an economist 14: The sunk-cost fallacy

11 April, 200517 January, 2022 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

People are very susceptible to feeling that past expenditures matter in current and future decisions. If you’ve spent a lot of money on something, wouldn’t

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Economics, Policy, Politics, Water

46 – Fresh water for Perth 4: post-election wrap up

4 April, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

In the recent State Election for Western Australia, the loser was the political party that made headlines and controversy by promising to build a 3700

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Economics

45 – Thinking like an economist 13: What is the cost?

28 March, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

Economists treat costs somewhat differently to the way that accountants do. This article explains why and how. You run a business producing, say, furniture, or

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Economics

44 – Thinking like an economist 12: Hand it over!

21 March, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

The demand curve is a deceptively simple concept that economists use constantly. It has at least three different valid interpretations that make it useful in

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Economics, Research

43 – New knowledge or new technology: which is better?

14 March, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

Other things being equal, R&D to develop a successful new technology will very often be worth more than R&D that successfully generates improved information for

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