Monthly Archives: 十一月 2008

中国的建设狂热

席卷全球的经济危机来了,中国也多少正在被卷入其中。现在中国政府希望通过大力投资基础建设来继续维持国内经济的高速平稳发展,正如昨日(2008年11月29日)汇丰的王志浩 ( Stephen Green )的讲座中说到,在中国的经济学家无法看到眼前的五指,国家的基础建设策略收效如何只能通过时间来说明,我们希望大家都能有信心。事实上,可能是由于演讲场合的缘故,王先生的有些观点昨天也没有说出来。下面推荐的这篇文章中有些见地可能是和 Stephen 的那些没说出来的观点是类似的,不过听着不太顺耳。 Continue reading

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曼昆的《经济学原理》第5版

终于曼昆的《经济学原理》又有最新版了,现在是第五版,在 Amazon.com 有售,可惜太贵 $164,而且国内还没有。最新版除讨论了目前发生的金融危机外,还增加了四个方面的内容,具体可以参看曼昆自己的博客帖子:The New Edition and the 2008 Downturn Continue reading

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Frontiers of Microeconomics

Like all scientists, economists are always on the lookout for new areas to study and new phenomena to explain. Information Asymmetry: A difference in access to relevant knowledge. Political economy applies the methods of economics to study how government works. Behavior economics is a field in which economists makes use of basic psychological insights. Continue reading

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The Theory of Consumer Choice

The theory of consumer choice examines the trade-offs that people face in their role as consumers.The budget constraint shows the consumption bundles that the consumer can afford. An indifference curve shows the bundles of consumption that make the consumer equally happy. Continue reading

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决策中的隐性陷阱

上专业英语课的时候,老师推荐了一篇曾经在哈佛商业评论上发表的文章,原标题是 The Hidden Traps in Decision Making,主要内容是在我们决策过程中经常遇到的几种隐形的思维陷阱,以及避免这些陷阱的方法。文章发表在98年9月,后来又再版了,现在看来还是很给人启发。 Continue reading

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三亚四日五天

终于整理好我的相册了,现在我可以把这个月初三亚之行的照片也放进去了。 Continue reading

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