Economics http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2 Upward Bound Summer 2011 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:20:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 July 28th 2011-Part 2 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=57 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=57#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:20:25 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=57 What are some arguments against or in favor of for profit education? ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=57 6219 July 28th 2011-Part 1 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=55 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=55#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:19:41 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=55 What is the most significant concept you believe you have learned this summer in Economics? ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=55 6207 July 21, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=52 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=52#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:41:47 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=52 What is one moment in the movie “The Corporation” that stands out for you? Why? ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=52 5083 July 20, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=49 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=49#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:40:38 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=49 Knowing what you now know about the nature of corporations (reference movies like The Corporation, and Stuff) how would you suggest we change them? What can you/we do to fix the problem?

As you answer, consider your own corporate involvement… Are you going to buy a Coke/Rockstar/pair of Nike’s in the next month?   ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=49 4800 July 19, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=47 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=47#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:51:09 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=47 Why would a corporation want a psychologist working for them? ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=47 4608 July 18, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=43 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=43#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:28:44 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=43 What is a subsidy, and how does it relate in the modern economic landscape of food production? ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=43 6224 July 14, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=40 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=40#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:58:39 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=40 Why does the legal system categorize corporations as people? How is this a good and a bad?

 

]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=40 4872 July 13, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=36 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=36#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:09:34 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=36 Explain how debt has value? ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=36 6311 July 12, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=33 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=33#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:45:58 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=33 “What are the 5 basic economic assumptions, and give an example of how you have seen any applied?” ]]> http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?feed=rss2&p=33 6094 July 11, 2011 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=31 http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=31#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:41:24 +0000 admin http://www.jeclark.org/psublog2/?p=31 What are some of the flaws that we have seen in our economic system in the last 3 years? Consider
-Sub-prime loans
-Predatory loans

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