Famous Authors - March

 

Here are some famous authors born in March

 

 

Check out their books

 

 

 

 

• Dr. Seuss - March 2, 1896 Books in the Library
  
• Howard Pyle - March 5, 1853 Books in the Library
  
• Carl Hiaasen - March 12, 1953 Books in the Library
  
• Lois Lowry - March 20, 1937 Books in the Library
  
• Louis Sachar - March 20, 1954 Books in the Library
  
• Patricia C. Wrede - March 27, 1953 Books in the Library
  
• Anna Sewell - March 30, 1820 Books in the Library
  

 

The Bretton Woods Agreement

 

Interesting article from the Guardian on the Bretton Woods Agreement and its relevance and implications

today.

Famous Authors - February

 

Here are some famous authors born in February

 

 

Check out their books

 

 

• Meg Cabot - February 1, 1967 Books in the Library
  
• Donna Jo Napoli - February 8, 1948 Books in the Library
• E.L. Konigsburg - February 10, 1930 Books in the Library
• Jane Yolen - February 11, 1939 Books in the Library
• Judy Blume - February 12, 1938 Books in the Library
• David Small - February 12, 1945 Books in the Library
• Jacqueline Woodson - February 12, 1964 Books in the Library
• Janet Taylor Lisle - February 13, 1947 Books in the Library
• Wilhelm Carl Grimm - February 24, 1786 Books in the Library
• Cynthia Voigt - February 25, 1942 Books in the Library
• John Tenniel - February 28, 1820 Books in the Library

Positive signs in the economy so the market drops????

 See the

CBC article

The Use of Models in Economics

 

Economists use models even when we know that they do not perfectly represent the real world. Why would we do this? This article addresses that question.

Famous Authors - January

 

Here are some famous authors born in January

. Check out their books.

• J.R.R. Tolkien - January 3, 1892 Books in the Library
  
• Jacob Grimm - January 4, 1785 Books in the Library
  
• Bond Nancy - January 8, 1945 Books in the Library
  
• Jack London - January 12, 1876 Books in the Library
  
• Charles Perrault - January 12, 1628 Books in the Library
  
• Hugh Lofting - January 14, 1886 Books in the Library
  
• Nevil Shute - 17 January 1899 Books in the Library
• Robert Cormier - January 17, 1925 Books in the Library
  
• A. A. Milne - January 18, 1882 Books in the Library
  
• Arthur Ransome - January 18, 1884  Books in the Library
  
• Lewis Carroll - January 27, 1832 Books in the Library
  
• Rosemary Wells - January 29, 1943 Books in the Library
  
• Lloyd Alexander - January 30, 1924 Books in the Library
  
• Polly Horvarth - January 30, 1957 Books in the Library
  

Nevil Shute - Author

 A well known author, Nevil Shute wrote a number of well known book along with being an aircraft designer. His books include Trustee from the Toolroom, A Town Like Alice and Chequer Board. Books in the Library

Arthur Ransome - Author

 Arthur Ransome was the author of the Swallow & Amazons series along with other books. While considered a children's series it is enjoyed by readers of all ages especially if you enjoy or are interested in sailing. The Arthur Ransome Society (TARS) has more information. Books in the Library

Famous Authors - December

Here are some famous authors born in December. Check out their books.

 

• David Macaulay - December 2, 1946 Books in the Library
  
• Mary Norton - December 10, 1903 Books in the LIbrary
  
• William Joyce - December 11, 1957 Books in the Library
  
• Tamora Pierce - December 13, 1954 Books in the Library
  
• Rosemary Sutcliff - December 14, 1920 Books in the Library
  
• Eve Bunting - December 19, 1928 Books in the Library
  
• Avi - December 23, 1937 Books in the Library
  
• Rudyard Kipling - December 30, 1865 Books in the Library
  

 

Christmas Price Index

 PNC as usual has priced out "The Twelve Days of Christmas" a good read, great resource and informative.

Tariffs and their Impact

 

A good example of what often happens when tariffs are introduced. Washing machine tariffs.

Pushing on a String

 An article by Jim Stanford about cutting taxes in a depression (a bad idea) and nice use of one of Keynes famous phrases.

Famous Authors - November

 Here are some famous authors born in November. Check out their books.

• Robert Louis Stevenson - November 13, 1850 - Books in the Library
  
• Robin McKinley - November 16, 1952 - Books in the Library
  
• Frances Hodgson Burnett - November 24, 1849 - Books in the Library
  
• Louisa May Alcott - November 29, 1832 - Books in the Library
  
• Madeleine L'Engle - November 29, 1918 - Books in the Library
  
• C. S. Lewis - November 29, 1898 - Books in the Library
  
• Lucy Maud Montgomery - November 30, 1874 - Books in the Library
  
• Mark Twain - November 30, 1835 -
  Books in the Library
  

Changes in purchase patterns caused by Covid make Inflation Measurements difficult

 A good article on how Covid influenced purchases and why inflation measurements may not be as accurate right now.

Nobel Prize in Economics

 

Article on this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Auction Theory has proven to be very important.

Inflation in Canada

 

CBC article on inflation and the impact of gas and airline tickets.

Modern Monetary Theory

 Where is Canada getting all the money to deal with the Covid 19 situation. Well read the article from CBC on Modern Monetary Theory and you have one of the possibilities. 

After Covid 19 the Jobs coming back will not be the same as the Jobs lost. Structural Unemployment anyone?

Article from the CBC.

Adam Smith as a Development Economist

Interesting view on Adam Smith as a Development Economist and topical regarding his views on colonialism and slavery (spoiler he argued against both)

From the Conversable Economist.

William Easterly's article.

For those that want to see the original An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations By Adam Smith

Article on Adam Smith and Slavery

Free Ebooks

While Libraries are closed you might find some of these sources for free ebooks useful.

Manybooks.net Lots of free books. Some recent but many classics are here.

SpearfishLake.com  Collection of books written by Wes Boyd (an American Journalist, Newspaperman and Author) - stories about ordinary people in the United States covering a wide range of characters. Highly recommended