physics and finance

I just got an add from the Institute of Physics, which is the publisher of Quantative finance. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

endogenous growth theory again

This thread died out, but I thought that you might find this article interesting. Kealy, Terrence. 2000. "More is Less." Nature, 405: 6784 (18 May): p. 279. Derek de Solla Price opened his 1963 book Little Science, Big Science by pointing out: "'Eighty to 90 per cent of all the scientists

Gould on the Genome's Mysteries

February 19, 2001 Humbled by the Genome's Mysteries By STEPHEN JAY GOULD Two groups of researchers released the formal report of data for the human genome last Monday on the birthday of Charles Darwin, who jump-started our biological understanding of life's nature and evolution when he publishe

LBO web update

I've just posted a few new items to the LBO website: * "World Bank news," the story of the Ravi Kanbur purge * and "Life after the IMF and Bank are gone," in which Patrick Bond and Walden Bello imagine life after the Bretton Woods institution

Globe & Mail article on NMD

The Globe and Mail Monday, February 19, 2001 China wants Ottawa's aid in stopping U.S. shield Proposed missile defence plan reveals 'Cold-War psyche,' Chinese official says By Jeff Sallot Vancouver -- China is joining a growing list of countries looking for Canadian support to sideline the U

Re: marxian multinational firm

Lion Philips was Marx's uncle. He left Marx some money when he died. Gerhardt may well have been his son -- and thus Marx's cousin. On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 05:20:32PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: > Michael Perelman wrote: > > >Sorry, the one with on "l". > > > >On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 04:47:17PM

Supremes to rule on plant patents

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001 Court To Hear Seed Patent Dispute WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to use a dispute over corn seeds to clarify whether some types of plants are eligible for patent protection. The court said it will hear an Iowa farm supply business' argument that pate

BLS Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2001 An expected jump in energy prices was largely responsible for a 1.1 percent rise in producer prices of finished goods in January, according to figure by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. January's advance in the finished goods producer price index was t

Re: Re: marxian multinational firm

Sorry, the one with on "l". On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 04:47:17PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: > Michael Perelman wrote: > > >Wheen's Marx bio claims that Lion Phillips, Marx's uncle, started Phillips > >electronics. Has anyone else hear that? > > The Dutch company? It has only one l, Philips. Or i

Re: Re: Re: marxian multinational firm

Michael Perelman wrote: >Sorry, the one with on "l". > >On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 04:47:17PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: >> Michael Perelman wrote: >> >> >Wheen's Marx bio claims that Lion Phillips, Marx's uncle, started Phillips >> >electronics. Has anyone else hear that? >> >> The Dutch compa

Re: marxian multinational firm

Michael Perelman wrote: >Wheen's Marx bio claims that Lion Phillips, Marx's uncle, started Phillips >electronics. Has anyone else hear that? The Dutch company? It has only one l, Philips. Or is there another? Doug

Re: Guide to the Henry George Papers

Thanks. I had seen Sklar, but not George. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

marxian multinational firm

Wheen's Marx bio claims that Lion Phillips, Marx's uncle, started Phillips electronics. Has anyone else hear that? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

From the Crashlist

2 new papers by Marxian economist Alan Freeman archived at the CrashList website: NEW PARADIGM OR NEW PARASITISM? http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base/freeman2.doc CRISIS AND THE POVERTY OF NATIONS http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base/freeman3.doc Is there a "New Economy"? Whither t

Re: Re: Guide to the Henry George Papers

One of these days, I'll read all of Sklar's_Corporate Reconstruction of American Capitalism_ From a piece of John Judis in TNR, I see that Sklar has a new one coming out, no? Or am I thinking of another lefty that Judis still reads and touts, Fred Block? BTW, Sklar has moved a bit right, is on the

political/energy crisis wierdness

Here in California, the Repugs are complaining that the governor is bailing out the utilities, when the money could be better spent for public outlays. Sen. Ross Johnson is accusing the utilities of banditry. He was part of a right wing cadre in the assembly that used to be called the cavemen.

Guide to the Henry George Papers

Looking for something else (this, http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~shgape/sklar2.html Martin J. Sklar, "Capitalism and Socialism in the Emergence of Modern America: The Formative Era, 1890's-1916) found this. The thread on Henry George is dead so this is a fyi. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/

Typically repressive capitalist regime

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010220/1/hv9x.html Tuesday February 20, 7:39 PM Fiery battle for Daewoo car plant INCHON, South Korea, Feb 20 (AFP) - Daewoo Motor Co. workers battled security forces for a second day Tuesday in a critical showdown between the government and unions over the bankrupt car

Economic Reporting Review, 2/20/01

Economic Reporting Review By Dean Baker You can receive ERR via email every week by sending a "subscribe ERR" email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can find the latest ERR at http://www.tompaine.com/news/2000/10/02/index.html . Every ERR prior to August is archived at http://fair.org/err/. All ERR's a

Ponzi in cyberspace

I thought you might enjoy this. BRIAN LIVINGSTON: "Window Manager" InfoWorld.com Monday, February 19, 2001 BROWSER, BEWARE: PAYLINE'S SCHEME PROMISES HEADACHES, NOT FAT PAYMENTS Posted at February 16, 2001 01:01 PM Pacific INTERNET SURFERS, BEWARE: A new Web site is signing up thou

George Soros

NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS March 8, 2001 The World on a String ROBERT SKIDELSKY Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism by George Soros 365 pages, $26.00 (hardcover) published by Public Affairs Soros claims that in his concepts of reflexivity and fallibility are to be found the clues to m

GM laying off 980 workers at Oakland County plant

GM laying off 980 workers at Oakland County plant Tuesday, February 20, 2001 ASSOCIATED PRESS General Motors Corp. plans to indefinitely lay off 980 hourly workers at its assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan. The company has notified United Auto Workers Local 5960 of impending layo