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ECalgary: Median Income (and Median Income Among People Like You) in Canada
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A blog for University of Calgary economists. Saturday, September 14, 2013. Median Income (and Median Income Among People Like You) in Canada. According to the latest National Household Survey. By Statistics Canada, median income in Canada is $49,351. However, as pointed out by a blog post by the Vancouver Sun. This includes all Canadians. As such, it includes men and women, high school drop-outs and PhDs, and all ethnic groups. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). At the University of Calgary.
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ECalgary: October 2010
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A blog for University of Calgary economists. Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Economics and Art History. I'm currently reading Sassoon's Becoming Mona Lisa. A book about how Leonado Da Vinci's most famous painting became. well. his most famous painting, and likely the most famous painting in the world. Aside from the art history component of the Mona Lisa's story, there's a fair amount on the economics of art, production, and re-production:. Monday, October 25, 2010. Do Incentives Affect Fertility? Our Quebe...
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ECalgary: In response to “Economics has met the enemy, and it is economics”
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A blog for University of Calgary economists. Tuesday, October 18, 2011. In response to “Economics has met the enemy, and it is economics”. The article this post refers to was published. In the Globe and Mail,. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 6:00AM EDT, Last updated Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 12:13AM EDT). The article doesnt blame mathematics or even economists for the economic crisis. What it does do is explain how economists have become blinded to reality by their textbook theories. October 18, 2011 at 10:02 AM.
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ECalgary: December 2010
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A blog for University of Calgary economists. Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Is John List the new Chuck Norris? The new Chuck Norris. Thursday, December 9, 2010. Lectures from the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. From Mark Thoma at Economist's View. Here are links to the Nobel lectures by Peter Diamond, Dale Mortenson, and Christopher Pissarides. Taxation for Cultural Change. Now that the month of Movember. Whatever you may think of beards and mustaches as aesthetic facial hair, Peter had his reasons&#...
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ECalgary: Nina Munk's The Idealist
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A blog for University of Calgary economists. Thursday, September 12, 2013. Nina Munk's The Idealist. There's a new book about the progress of Jeffrey Sach's Millennium Villages projects and his overall campaign to end poverty. Nina Munk's new book, The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty. Takes a critical look at the results from these projects, and a pretty harsh look at Sachs himself. Here's an interview with Munk on CBC's the Current. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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ECalgary: September 2011
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A blog for University of Calgary economists. Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Welcome new graduate students! Yesterday, Frank Atkins and I made teaching and research assistant assignments for our graduate students. In doing so, I am reminded of the lessons taught by the Simpsons on graduate education. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This blog is intended for reflections on issues of economic interest by members of the Department of Economics. At the University of Calgary. For all posts, visit the blog home.
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As the life goes on...: Exam Time
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As the life goes on. Latest News about Vlasta's Joys and Sorrows in the Maple Leaf Country. Wednesday, December 12, 2007. Tak vážení, už zbývá poslední zkouška, stvořit poslední papír a je dobojováno. Musím se podělit o dnešní zážitek. Aby byl zaručen regulérní průběh závěrečných zkoušek, jsou vypisovány a řízeny zvláštní institucí (Registrar’s office) a vyučující jejich průběh nemohou ovlivňovat. Tahle office před zkouškovým vytvoří rozpis. Now playing: Sam Roberts - Brother Down. Home sweet home, buddy.
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As the life goes on...: Let's Go Shopping!
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As the life goes on. Latest News about Vlasta's Joys and Sorrows in the Maple Leaf Country. Friday, December 7, 2007. Když jsem se poprvé dozvěděl o možnosti zúčastnit se celodenního výletu do nákupního centra, první co mě napadlo samozřejmě bylo, že se snad úplně zbláznili. Přece někam nepojedu jako vůl proto, abych tam nakupoval to samé, co můžu koupit kdekoliv jinde. Je největší nákupní centrum v Severní Americe. Takže jak vypadá "shopping culture" dotažená do extrému? 20 000 parkovacích míst. Po příj...
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As the life goes on...: August 2007
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As the life goes on. Latest News about Vlasta's Joys and Sorrows in the Maple Leaf Country. Friday, August 31, 2007. This Way to the Top of the World. View from Sky Pod. Originally uploaded by Vlasta. I've taken a 5 hours bus ride from Ottawa to Toronto. I came to bus terminal 45 minutes ahead and to my surprise qued up to already pretty long line. Fortunately they finally dispatched two coaches. A must see for everyone who comes to Toronto is CN Tower. But what was more breathtaking for me was the lowes...
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ECalgary: How bad can transportation costs be?
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A blog for University of Calgary economists. Wednesday, July 18, 2012. How bad can transportation costs be? See below. Thoughts? Dammit, the median is way above what Im making! Great blog, by the way. Check out my own blog about Canadian and global economics at future-economics.net. May 27, 2014 at 1:09 PM. Dammit, the median income is way above what Im making! Great blog, by the way. Check out my own blog about Canadian and global economics at future-economics.net. May 27, 2014 at 1:11 PM.
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