[PEN-L:3297] liberal arts econ educ.

1996-03-09 Thread lbell
I need to get off this list and tried sending message to listserv and got it kicked back. Any help would be appreciated.

[PEN-L:2734] Re: intermediate macro

1996-02-04 Thread lbell
Try finding a copy of the out of print book, Leonard Silk, "Economics in Plain English."

[PEN-L:2429] Re: Blatant ad, please don't throw hard things

1996-01-18 Thread lbell
The Bell Business Report is seeking candidates for licensing agreements (could be print or electronic) to aid in its resurrection. The concept of this newsletter is to further the understanding of economics for entrepreneurs and any interested layperson. It was published without rest for 5 y

[PEN-L:1758] Re: Re[2]: THE QUESTION OF WEALTH

1995-12-06 Thread lbell
Jim, you are always going off on twigs! Love you anyway. But Gates owns the rights to the use of what he sells, this generates ongoing revenue. He also has kept ownership of what he started. If he got ill tomorrow, his business would continue to generate income. This is what I am getting

[PEN-L:1752] Re: THE QUESTION OF WEALTH

1995-12-06 Thread lbell
My personal view is that one of the reasons the world loves to hate Bill Gates is that he has understanding of how to create wealth. He owns the 'thing'. If you are operating a business in a manner where you have to continually chase a new project or client in order to keep cash flow going,

[PEN-L:1736] Re: Need s ome help please

1995-12-05 Thread lbell
On writing assignment with tight deadline: anyone who has the latest percentages of GNP and the CPI for the past quarters and projections for the year? It would be appreciated.

[PEN-L:1653] Re: Minimum wages in real terms

1995-12-01 Thread lbell
What you didn't mention Jerry, that such an increase in the minimum wage would increase the black market/underground economy by leaps and bounds. Thus having a long run effect of shrinking the gnp. Laura Bell business and economics writer On Fri, 1 Dec 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Paul Za

[PEN-L:1641] Re: The Fed

1995-12-01 Thread lbell
When it comes to the economy, interest rates and wage levels are always complained about. Laura Bell business and economics writer On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, Ellen Dannin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lately I've noticed statements by members of the Fed and the Clinton > administration expressing puz

[PEN-L:1510] Re: Women in the workforce and Marxism

1995-11-20 Thread lbell
Read the first few lines and you can see what is left out of this picture is that the market at the time of influx into w orkplace was growing with increased demands. Therefore, this short term analysis, doesn't hold water. Laura Bell business and economic writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 2

[PEN-L:1502] Re: Women in the workforce and Marxism

1995-11-20 Thread lbell
The original posting by Loren regarding women in the work force, I confess to not reading completely. I stopped when reading "one could argue their increase representation could be the reason for higher unemployment..." Now don't yell because that is not an exact quote. The reason for incre

[PEN-L:1477] Re: Privatization

1995-11-18 Thread lbell
So in essence, according to latest comments, this story about Poland, says little and doesn't fill in the pieces of the outline in the rest of the jigsaw puzzle. Thus is the reason I took up writing about economics. Thus, again also proving that one can take statistics and build a story to f

[PEN-L:1473] Re: Privatization

1995-11-18 Thread lbell
Peter, I have a relevant question from a journalist who writes about economics. Running at 6.5% -- that tells me little. Annually, for the last quarter, two quarters? Sloppy reporting on economics is the one main reason I got into this field to begin with. Laura Bell, business and economic f