| | Hi all, This week, economists are mourning the loss of Nobel Laureate James Buchanan. Professor Buchanan was a leader in public choice theory and was instrumental in understanding the interplay between politics and economics. You can read more about him here as well as a couple of other new things this week. Cheers, Jodi Join the Facebook Page Follow Me on Twitter | | An Obituary for James Buchanan... Nobel-Prize-winning economist James Buchanan passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 93. Read More | Economists on the Tax Treatment of Small Business... We hear a lot in the media about how small businesses are good for the economy...but are they good enough compared to larger businesses to warrant special tax treatment? ... Read more | On the "Good" Type of Tax, According to Economists... Economists understand that markets often generate side effects, or externalities, for society, and these externalities affect the amount of value that markets create for society. When side effects are... Read more | Why Macroeconomists Disagree... I've noted before that there's generally more consensus in microeconomics than in macroeconomics, and part of the reason for the difference is that good data is surprisingly hard to come... Read more | | | | Related Searches | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Economics newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com | | | | Must Reads | | | Follow me on: | | | | Advertisement | |
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