MariettaEcon

Observations, analysis and rants from students in Dr. Delemeester's economics classes at Marietta College.

Friday, August 01, 2008

Microsoft and Monopoly

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Microsoft and Monopoly Microsoft is the most famous company in the world, everyday everyone can see it products everywhere, and where is v...

The Black Market and the Oil Price in China

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The Black Market and the Oil Price in China The Chinese government set a price ceiling of gasoline, but the price which was set by Chinese...

Pollution and Airline Code share

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Pollution and Airline Code share As we know, the airplanes make a big air pollutions, there are so many flights in the air and pollute the a...

Market Share in Our Life

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Market Share in Our Life In our daily life, there are many famous brands around us, and in a same field, there are also few famous brands,...

Grain from Trade and International Trade Competition

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Grain from Trade and International Trade Competition The gain from trade means people can get more benefit than do a job or a produce alon...

Chinese Style Price Discrimination

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Chinese style price discrimination There is unique price discrimination in China. In many Chinese shopping malls, before you go shopping t...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

XM and Sirius settle $19 million radio violation

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XM and Sirius satellite radio are the only two competitors in their industry. However, in 2007 they filed for a merger that would create a ...

Powerful Externalities of a Giant Natural Monopoly in a Free Market

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Today on the abc World News Tonight with Charles Gibson announced that Exxon Oil has announced the largest quarterly profits of any corp...

Coase Theorem at Work in a College Town

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The Coase Theorem states that a free economy will find private solutions to difficult economic conflicts. This article appeared a few ye...

Slew of Bankruptcies Shock the country

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Very few times in our countries history have we seen so many companies file for bankruptcy. This article lists around 10 different well know...
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GM calls reports of salaried jobs cut accurate

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Who wants a new car right now? That is what the General Motors Corporation (GM) would like to know. With gas prices at an all time high an...
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Exxon breaks own record for biggest-ever profit

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In the heat of summer who is really feeling the burn of high oil prices the oil companies or the consumer? Exxon Mobil Corporation, which i...
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Flying Without Luggage

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As if losing your luggage through the airlines isn't bad enough, how about meeting it when you reach your destination, after you send it...
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Prices of Food and Gas Take a Toll in Asia

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The core inflation rate, excluding food and energy, accelerated in Indonesia to 8.7 percent in May from 6.3 percent in December. During the ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Trouble before the Olympics

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The Chinese government has created a type of monopoly on the internet. They have control over the internet in china and control what people ...
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Chrysler Needs Back Up

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Is it any surprise that Chrysler or any car manufactuer is struggling in times like this? Chrysler has tried to take promotional avenues th...
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Squid and Oil Face a Common Enemy

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The article on overfishing and the potential extinction of a valuable resource reminds me of the current difficulty with oil production ...

Tobacco regulation bill

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A billed passed on capital hill today that places sharper restrictions on access tobacco and marketing and advertising of companies. It is...
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Rise in Gas Price, A Surprise?

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On Wed, 30 a rise in sweet crude reached a $4.58 increase. This was not expected rise in fact experts believe that prices would continue to ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Externalities in Rubber Ducks

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This article describes new legislation to control hazardous materials in children's toys. Lead and phthalates (the latter a chemical to...
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The Optimal Polution in a Command Economy

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attempt to clear the air for the athletes) faces in trying to undo in a few months what has This article discusses China's attempt to d...
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Markets Can Make Fisheries Sustainable

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This article discusses government regulatory policy to combat over-fishing. The author of the article focuses on the effectiveness of IQF...
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Some comic relief as the course draws to an end

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I found this while searching for some serious issues to post for this section of the course. I got a kick out of it. If you play the clip, i...
Sunday, July 27, 2008

Apple’s 3rd Quarter profit jumps 31%

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In the 3rd quarter, Macintosh and iPod helped boost Apple Inc.’s scrawny earnings 31%, beating Wall Street’s expectations Monday. Apple earn...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

XM-Sirius satellite radio gets the green light to merge from the FCC

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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. bought rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. for $3.3 billion. This means that subscribers will be able to have...
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FDIC takes 2 more banks and closes 28 branches

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On Friday, July 25 2008 28 branches of the 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California,...
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Price drop of crude oil finally hits home

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Gas stations customers finally have a reason to be relieved, because the dropping price of crude oil has finally reached gas stations nation...
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Amazon remains resilient as Economy weakens and gas prises rise

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The high gas prices and withering economy don’t seem to be bothering Amazon.com Inc. The internet retailer reported Second quarter earnings ...
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Facebook.com Inc. cracks down on abusive applications

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Facebook.com Inc. promises to intensify its efforts to wee out programs that violate its rules for protecting users’ privacy. More than 30,0...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Fun at the Pump?!

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Since 2006, the number of televisions atop gas pumps has skyrocketed. Now, 3 private held companies have placed more than 20,000 screens at ...
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