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| Category: Economic Theory This category refers to a type of belief system that underlies or justifies behavioral standards and market operations. These are articles that explain the theoretical justification for financial operations and institutional methods, and behavioral standards. [Capital Market Taxonomy] Deflation Economics By John Schroy, on April 10th, 2010 |  Leave a comment  Deflation is said to occur when general price levels fall. The last important example of general deflation in the United States occurred during the Great Depression. Federal Reserve officials and central bankers around the world often regard deflation as a greater risk than inflation. Under the Obama administration, US central bankers are now wary of both deflation and inflation. April 10th, 2010 | Print Article |  Email Article |  Topics: Asset-backed Securities, Barack Obama, Bonds, central bank, deflation, efficient market hypothesis, Federal Reserve Bank, fiscal deficit, Franklin Roosevelt, Great Depression, Inflation, labor unions, Macro Economic Theory, money market funds, rating agencies, Ronald Reagan, savings, sub-prime mortgages, trade unions, unemployment, US taxation | Category: Economic Theory, featured | Leave a comment |  Short urlHealthcare Economics By John Schroy, on April 7th, 2010 | 2 comments  Barack Obama failed to achieve his dream of nationalized healthcare for one simple reason. He forgot that doctors and hospitals were still operating under the Free Enterprise system. His focus was entirely on health insurance, as if this were the only road to healthcare. Doctors and hospitals are still in the private sector. They are still free to act — and react. And they will. April 7th, 2010 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Barack Obama, Brazil, Capitalist Ideology, Democratic Party, demographics, Insurance, Insurance Policies, Karl Marx, Obamacare, Saul Alinsky, US Congress | Category: Economic Theory, featured | 2 comments | Short urlWhat would Adam Smith say? By John Schroy, on March 11th, 2010 | 2 comments  Most corporate executives of giant companies today are, in actuality, mere employees (‘workers’ in communist jargon) and are not capitalists or entrepreneurs at all. Their extraordinary remuneration schemes are provided without executives having employed or having risked any of their own capital and is often paid, even as a corporation slides into bankruptcy. Adam Smith recognized self-interest as a useful trait, but one that should not be allowed to override the nobler virtues. March 11th, 2010 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Abraham Lincoln, Adam Smith, Andrew Carnegie, Barack Obama, Capitalist Ideology, Communist Ideology, Corporate Governance, executive stock options, Frank Norris, Franklin Roosevelt, George Eastman, Gustavus Myers, Henry Ford, independent directors, John D. Rockefeller, Karl Marx, Lincoln Steffens, robber barons, Russian Federation, SEC Rule 10b-18, socialism, Soviet Union, Stanford University, Steve Jobs, Stock Buybacks, Thomas Edison, Upton Sinclair | Category: Economic Theory, featured | 2 comments | Short urlFeatured articles on inside pages
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