james1071

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by james1071 8y ago
That all depends - there are some geography departments that do a lot of data driven analaysis, as do some economists. There really is a lot of overlap - with various disciplines doing data driven work. Would also expect that criminologists
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by james1071 8y ago
Basically - you can learn to do it. You can learn to like it and get really good at it.
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by james1071 8y ago
Pointing out that someone does not really fit a negative stereotype will ussally not be perceived as a positive. I said usually, because it is possible to convey different meanings by tone of voice and other non-verbal means. But, based on
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by james1071 8y ago
not a compliment.
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by james1071 8y ago
I think there might be a lesson in that people who made their money as employees in startups that get sold generally don't repeat the process. They more often become investors. That's diversification, all the upside and none of th
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by james1071 8y ago
Here is a good reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_fascism
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by james1071 8y ago
I did not say that every action was done for the benefit of corporations.
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by james1071 8y ago
The Nazis were not Socialists. They came to power by opposing Communists and Socialists, who were seen as a threat to middle class Germans and their property. The Nazis and facists in Italy operated a dictatorship for the benefit of corpora
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by james1071 8y ago
I am only a hobby programmer, but have some observations based on the developers who I have met at various meetups and other gatherings. 1 There is probably a wider range of ability in software developing than in many other fields. 2 Other
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by james1071 8y ago
oh no
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by james1071 8y ago
if he plays it right, he will have an easy job for life
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by james1071 8y ago
that is why the private sector cannot alone supply medical insurance
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by james1071 8y ago
There are certain features of insurance that make it very different from other products - competition does not necessarily lead to optimum outcomes with insurance. Checkout adverse selection and moral hazard.
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by james1071 8y ago
Insurance is a misnomer for such a scheme - premia aren't priced according to actuarial risk. The scheme only works because the low risk young have to join and subsidise the higher risk old.
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by james1071 8y ago
a suggestion - loss aversion might be a manifestation of something else - namely poor decision making under stress.The loss causes the stress, which causes the poor decision making.
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by james1071 8y ago
You need to understand that asking for advice doesn't mean you will get helpful answers. It would be a mistake to ask people about problems they can't comprehend. You have some things to do - sort your life out, get a job, any job
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by james1071 8y ago
this is a bit late, but hope this helps: 1 there is a standard argument for free trade, which states it is optimal for all countries to have zero tariffs (given usual conditions for such arguments). 2 there are arguments that, in certain, v
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by james1071 8y ago
suggest you google 'second best', which has a particular meaning in economics.
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by james1071 8y ago
That's not correct. See 'second best'.
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by james1071 8y ago
unexplained wealth - money goes to UK govt.
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by james1071 8y ago
The UK authorities have the power to ask people to explain where their money came from. So, if a former Russian public official is revealed to be the owner of a £10m property in London, he is at risk of having it confiscated.
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by james1071 8y ago
You have no idea what you are talking about. This is not about raising revenue.
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by james1071 9y ago
We know what happens when labour saving machines, such as washing machines, were invented - married women, who used to spend most of the day on housework entered the workforce.
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by james1071 9y ago
That's not correct. In general, the effect of new technology is to increase the output of the economy - we get more stuff. This translates into a higher GDP. Now, consider your specific example. The effect of the machine would be to fr
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by james1071 9y ago
didn't realise you could hire a 'co-founder' suspect it means subordinate who is paid in share options
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by james1071 9y ago
Suspect the reasons are: 1 very good free secondary and university education system 2 good English language skills 3 social safety net
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by james1071 9y ago
The problem is that the US government is able to get private companies to do its bidding without being liable to scrutiny from politicans our the courts.
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by james1071 9y ago
The problem is as follows: a small number of private companies have huge power over the internet.
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by james1071 9y ago
No surprises here - there is a conflict between making money and providing high quality education/training. Turning away customers is bad for business,but essential to keep up standards.
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by james1071 9y ago
So, is she threatening or bribing the tech companies? Otherwise, I can't see why they would take any notice.

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