Category Archives: Economics


Stamfordians! Help lower gas prices!

Here’s a great site for finding cheap gas prices. But it relies on regular folks (like my readers) and extraordinary folks (like me) to enter in pricing information.
Right now, the site says that the cheapest gas is at the Gulf station on Long Ridge and Webbs Hill ($3.50 / gallon). You can even […]

Dean Hansen on Bear Stearns

Tuck Econ professor Dean Hansen explains what happened to Bear Stearns here.

Comics Teach Kids About Money

I love comics.
My friend Tim introduced me to graphic novels 2 years ago with Watchmen.  I’m reading From Hell right now.  They’re both serious works of literature by Alan Moore, and I’d highly recommend them.
Anyway, the economist Greg Mankiw recently posted a link to these comic books from the Federal Reserve.  I can’t wait to […]

New Yorkonomics

Curious about how businesses in New York make money? Me too.
This New York magazine article tells all about the following types of organizations:

A Yellow-Cab Driver
A Drug Dealer
A Private Investigator
A Diner
A Soup Kitchen
A Yoga Studio
A Sex Shop
A Discount Store
A Pizza Place
A Copy Shop
A Four-Star Restaurant
A Private School
A Department Store
A Drug Company
A Financial Firm
A Midtown Building
A […]

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