Thomas Piketty. Economics. Development data. Statistics:- Statistics2013 at the OECD. World Economic Datas.
Breathingearth - CO2, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-time. Research Says: Studying Economics Turns You Into a Liar - Jordan Weissmann. Ever hear the joke about the lying economist? No? Well, neither have I. But we might need to come up with one. Such is the takeaway from a working paper released in January, which I stumbled on while browsing Professor Andres Marroquin's top studies of 2012. Written by a pair of researchers from universities in Montreal and Madrid, it examined whether the study of economics made students more apt to lie for financial gain. Several past experiments have tried to test how people's personal beliefs and background influence their willingness to lie, and one, published in 2009, yielded results suggesting that economics students were more likely to fib than those in other disciplines.
To find out, Lopez-Perez and Spiegelman designed an experiment that gave its subjects every conceivable incentive to lie, and none to tell the truth -- unless, of course, they simply felt that was the moral thing to do. So, let's do a quick review. Fox Opinion. The Supreme Court is hours away from delivering its most hotly anticipated ruling of the session, as the White House, lawmakers, business leaders and the nation wait to see if the Affordable Care Act will be upheld, struck down or some middle option.
For now, the decision remains anyone's guess, but it is sure to have sweeping consequences. During an election year and a period of shaky economic recovery, what the high court decrees will ripple through the political world and, more importantly, the sector that counts for one-sixth of the American economy. Will Americans be guaranteed coverage regardless of medical condition? Will they be forced to buy insurance? Will businesses be able to hire without worrying whether they can afford the accompanying health care costs? "We await the Supreme Court decision, as does everyone," Press Secretary Jay Carney said. There are several scenarios for court action on Thursday. What comes next for the law is anybody's guess. Important Study : What we want and what we don't know! Taxes in America: Giving back to the community. Taxes and the rich: Looking at all the taxes. The Federal Reserve's inflation target: Shiny, new, unopened & unused.
Paternalistic policy: In defence of baby authoritarianism. Scientific publishing: Brought to book. Like father, not like son. Capitalism Hits the Fan: A Lecture on the Economic Meltdown - Preview. California’s overcrowded prisons: The challenges of “realignment” US wins for most people in Prison. Ideas, issues, knowledge, data - visualized! David McCandless & Stefanie Posavec. Wind Map. An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future.
This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US. The wind map is a personal art project, not associated with any company. We've done our best to make this as accurate as possible, but can't make any guarantees about the correctness of the data or our software. Please do not use the map or its data to fly a plane, sail a boat, or fight wildfires :-) If the map is missing or seems slow, we recommend the latest Chrome browser. Surface wind data comes from the National Digital Forecast Database. If you're looking for a weather map, or just want more detail on the weather today, see these more traditional maps of temperature and wind. Freakonomics. The World Bank. Statistical Data Sources.