Tag: ECONOMICS
Are you an economics student having trouble understanding some of the concepts? Or perhaps you’re a teacher searching for a new way to engage your students? Prepare by watching Seinfeld. The aptly named online archive project Yadayadayada Econ has found wisdom in the “show about nothing,” extracting clips from the show that illustrate economic concepts […]
The US Marshals have announced an open auction of around 30,000 Silk Road bitcoins they hold, at time of writing around $18 million. One of the biggest fears of Bitcoiners is that the mountains of coins held by the US and Japanese governments, from their investigations of Silk Road and Mt.Gox respectively, will be dumped onto the […]
Yes, if you live in New York — especially if you live in Manhattan or the trendier parts of Brooklyn — you’re probably paying too much for rent. But your landlord probably isn’t exactly making bank from your monthly check. A post at RealtyTrac catalogs the best and worst counties in the U.S. for rental […]
The Atlantic Cities conducted a study of poverty and segregation in major metros across the country, and unsurprisingly, NYC has it pretty bad. The study looked at income and geography to find the cities in which poor people live in the most concentrated, isolated areas, and while New York isn’t the worst — that dubious honor goes […]
Steps from the New York Stock Exchange, in a storefront plastered with signs, lies a considerably smaller financial institution. This is the New York City Bitcoin Center, a startup company devoted to educating the masses about the ballyhooed cryptocurrency and making some cash while doing it. The center, which opened its doors on January 1st, […]
