Current Economic Events

Economics is all around!  Here are some links to some current news articles.

China's pile of dollars

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/03/15/148603681/chinas-giant-pool-of-dollars

Iranian currency

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/15/148617725/iranians-feel-the-bite-of-tougher-sanctions

Related Web Links – Module 51 - Utility Maximization

NYT, September 2009, “Big Spenders? They Wish,” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/business/economy/13excerpt.html

 “Diminishing Marginal Utility Demonstration,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TTvt_d

NYT, Freakonomics, July 2009, “Loneliness or Cheap Wine,” http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/loneliness-or-cheap-wine/

WSJ, November 2009, “Mortgages Decline to Lowest Rates in Five Weeks,” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125808220215546649.html

Hey, the author of our textbook was on the Colbert Report !  Here is a link to his appearance!
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/396583/september-13-2011/paul-krugman