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H1N1 and you: the economics of pandemics in brief
October 27th, 2009As we enter this cold and flu season, there is a new virus on the loose: H1N1. Well, it is not that new. It has mutated in a way that has become a little more difficult to control in its spread. While Congress debates health care reform becoming universal as a panacea for escalating health [...]
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Part II of Prop 13: Political Markets
October 5th, 2009In Part II of my take on Proposition 13, I will discuss the market for politics in Sacramento and why the 2/3 vote on new taxes and the majority vote on expenditures leads to problems. The basic issue is simple. When legislators need to move expenditures forward with a majority vote, it only takes one [...]
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SSU Business and Economics Blog is the blog of the Sonoma State University Business and Economics faculty where they will offer discussion on certain topics that are either current or philosophical. Different faculty members will be contributing to this blog. The chair of the Economics Department is Robert Eyler, Ph.D.-
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