Keyword: capital
Flows and Stocks (6/17/2010)
The excess of inflows over outflows adds to the stock if flows are not instantly perishable.
Keywords: aging, capital, debt, deficit, depreciation, Flow, infrastructure, investment, population, saving, stock, vintage
Income Distribution (7/7/2006)
In the U. S., the top income group has been gaining relative to the rest of the population due to globalization, but the belief in upward mobility is still strong.
Keywords: capital, Gini coefficient, globalization, income distribution, labor, middle class, offshoring, outsourcing, union, upward mobility
Market Entry (7/7/2006)
Barriers to market entry result in different market structure.
Keywords: barrier, capacity, capital, De Soto, durable goods, excessive entry, financing, innovative products, kickbacks, Market entry, market structure, mature products, patent, product cycle, profit, replacement purchases, tragedy of the commons, underground economy, World Bank
The Insecurity of Job Security (6/22/2006)
Life-time job security with generous fringe benefits have increased youth unemployment by discouraging French employers to hire new workers and encouraging them to substitute capital for labor.
Keywords: capital, firing, France, fringe benefits, hiring, in, job security, labor market, out, Spain, wages, work week, youth unemployment
Too Global To Be National? (6/18/2010)
US multinationals fatten their bottom lines by arbitraging wages, taxes, and regulations across countries.
Keywords: arbitrage, capital, intellectual property, profit, regulation, taxes, wages