MMT - Modern Monetary Theory

I am not sure about MMT yet. Here are some links that might prove useful.

Brief Intro from CBC

MMT on from the Financial Times (you will need to register)

Paul Krugman on MMT

Another article on MMT also critical

Should schools start later?

Article on how lack of sleep impacts children's education etc. About India but it is interesting.

Hyper Inflation

CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: 58 Episodes of Hyperinflation (Venezuela is #23): Steve Hanke has devoted considerable effort to building up data on hyperinflations during the last century or so. He offers a quick overview...

Using Cognitive Load Theory in Teaching

A good post about using Cognitive Load Theory in teaching

Economists Guide to Christmas

Another well written article from Tim Harford on "The Economists Guide to Christmas"

Some other related seasonal sites

Christmas Price Index - good example of a weighted price index

Christmas Economics - New York Times

What a business dreams of: Price discrimination and no perfect competition.

A good blog by Tim Harford here. Especially relevant for Monopolistic Competition, Oligopolies and Monopolies. Also relevant for Price Discrimination.

The fall in Global Poverty

A good news story that often seems to be ignored or overlooked is the drastic fall in global poverty over the last few decades. The percentage of people living in poverty has never been so low.
Read the article here.