Statement: Increased competition brings down consumer costs The statement is not necessarily true. What is true is that competition between suppliers will always apply downward pressure on consumer cost. In complete isolation, the statement is completely correct. However, in real life … Continue reading
Introduction Economically, a minimum wage is simply a price floor. The minimum wage employees are the suppliers of labor (they are selling their time) and the companies are the demanders of labor (they are buying that time). So we can … Continue reading
I would just like to remind everyone to immediately bring in their tax documents (w2s, interest income, etc.) to their CPA or accountant so they can get their tax return filed. If you fail to file a tax return, you … Continue reading
In Short Economics is the study of how people make decisions when in a state of scarcity. It is people choosing one option for another and the allocation of scarce resources. What is Scarcity? In life, people cannot get everything … Continue reading
What is the Forced Rider Problem? A forced rider is when someone is forced to pay for a good/service that they do not benefit from. The forced rider problem is that the good/service is thus overprovided. Assuming that other people don’t … Continue reading
What is the Free Rider Problem? A free rider is when someone enjoys the benefit of a good/service that they didn’t pay for. The free rider problem is that the good/service is thus underprovided. For if there is no penalty … Continue reading
Definition Moral hazard is when the risk/cost of an action is borne by someone other than the person doing the action. If a person receives all the benefit and none of the cost, they will engage in excessive risky behavior … Continue reading
The market was essentially sidewise or slightly up this month. Everybody was up a bit. My topic today is taxes and more particularly how they relate to investments. The goal, obviously, of investing is to increase your income, make your … Continue reading
Definition Arbitrage is taking advantage of price differences between identical assets in multiple markets. Those multiple markets could be different in identity or different temporally. Example 1 You are at a garage sale and you see a lamp that costs … Continue reading
Definition Heuristics are mental short cuts. They are ways that we can speed up the decision-making process. Rather than consider all the data, which is time consuming and difficult, someone takes some of the data and makes assumptions in regards … Continue reading