Chronological economy Weblog/Links

Brandnames preferred when strangers around September 07, 2005 :: ``Through a series of carefully controlled experiments at a campus bookstore, researchers [at the U of Alberta] learned that consumers will, in every case studied, spend more money to buy...

Keylogging illegal in Alberta July 07, 2005 :: Alberta's privacy comissioner has ruled that keylogging employee's keystrokes is a violation of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPP) act. ``Patricia Silver,...

The Hyper-rich June 22, 2005 :: An illustrating example of America's worsening income disparity divide, which is worse than ever before in the history of the world (i.e. the difference, in percentage terms, between the...

Debt fueled spending June 20, 2005 :: So sayeth CBC: ``Almost half of Canadian households spend more money than they earn, with much of that spending financed by debt, a Statistics Canada study suggests.'' I'm curious what...

Oil peak: 5 years May 26, 2005 :: People have been predicting world oil peaks for years, of course, but a new report from none other than ExxonMobil is predicting the peak of non-OPEC oil production within 5 years. ``Without...