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         <title><![CDATA[Legalize Marijuana]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The war on drugs is an expensive battle, as a great deal of resources go into catching those who buy or sell illegal drugs on the black market, prosecuting them in court, and housing them in jail. In a recent study for the Fraser Institute, Economist Stephen T. Easton attempted to calculate how much tax revenue the Canadian government could gain by legalizing marijuana.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Price Elasticity of Demand]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article gives a common-sense and easy to understand explanation of what price elasticity of demand is and how to calculate the price elasticity of demand]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nominal vs. Real Variables]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Nominal vs. Real Question Answered: I'm learning economics and I keep hearing the terms nominal and real all the time to describe things like interes rates. What's the difference between nominal and real?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Understanding Cost Measures]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This article explains how to calculate marginal cost, total cost, fixed cost, total variable cost, average total cost, average fixed cost, and average variable cost using simple examples.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recessions vs. Depressions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[How can I tell the difference between a recession and a depression? What is the definition of a recession?  Of a depression?  How can we tell when we're in a recession oe when we're going to get out of one?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is the Business Cycle?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article for beginners answers the question: What is the Business Cycle?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Macroeconomics?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article for beginners answers the question: What Is Macroeconomics?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Economic Indicators Guide]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I'm constantly hearing about economic indicators in the news, but I'm never sure what they're talking about. What are economic indicators and why are they important?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Impact of Globalisation on Developing Countries and India]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Impact of Globalisation on Developing Countries and India]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Short Run vs. Long Run]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question: I am undergoing an economics lecture at the undergraduate level and cannot understand the difference between &quot;long run&quot; and &quot;short run&quot;. How long is the long run and how long is the short run?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Inflation?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An article on inflation for beginners which answers the question: What is Inflation?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Was The Gold Standard?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A look at what the gold standard was and how it differs from the fiat system of money today. A comparison of fiat money and the gold standard.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Marijuana Legalization]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Should the U.S. government legalize marijuana?  Over 500 economists sign a letter promoting marijuana legalization.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pro Forma]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Pro Forma Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Pro Forma]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Income Elasticity of Demand]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article gives a common-sense and easy to understand explanation of what income elasticity of demand is and how to calculate the income elasticity of demand.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Externality]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/externality.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Externality Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Externality]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Government and the Economy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A look at the role government plays in the economy.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Economics Glossary]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/econometrics/l/blglossary.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Want to know the meaning of an economics term?  Look no further than here!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Economic Effect of Tariffs]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/taxpolicy/a/tariffs.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[In my article &quot;The Softwood Lumber Dispute&quot; we saw an example of a tariff placed on a foreign good. A tariff is simply a tax or duty placed on an imported good by a domestic government. Tariffs are usually levied as a percentage of the declared value of the good, similar to a sales tax. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Mixed Economy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A look at the mixed economy of the United States.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Online Microeconomics Textbook]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/microeconomics/a/micro_text.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[About.com's online Microeconomics Textbook helps students clarify microeconomic concepts they may be unclear about.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Economics?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article for beginners answers the question What is Economics?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cost-Push Inflation vs. Dem...]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We Answer The Question: What do the terms &quot;Cost-Push Inflation&quot; and &quot;Demand-Pull Inflation&quot; mean? What's the difference between the two. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Calculating Real Interest Rate]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Calculating and Understanding Real Interest Rates&quot; explains what the real rate of interest is and how it can easily be calculated. We also show how it can be used to make investment decisions.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Microeconomics?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article for beginners answers the question: What Is Microeconomics?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Post War Economy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An examination of the American economy after World War II.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Preventing Deflation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Deflation and Printing Money: Is the problem that there is more to printing money than printing money? Is in fact the way printed money gets into circulation, that the fed buys bonds, and thus get money into the economy? When the government prints money it causes inflation. Would printing more money cure deflation?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Price Elasticity of Supply]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article gives a common-sense and easy to understand explanation of what price elasticity of supply is and how to calculate the price elasticity of supply.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Money]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article for beginners answers the question: What Is Money?  After reading the article, you will be able to give a quick and correct answer to the question 'What Is Money?']]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Morbidity]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Morbidity Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Morbidity]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cross-Price Elasticity of D...]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/micfrohelp/a/cross_price_d.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article gives a common-sense and easy to understand explanation of what the cross-price elasticity of demand is and how to calculate the cross-price elasticity of demand]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Five Economics Term Paper Topic Suggestions - Introduction]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tips, links and sources for writing an economics term paper.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Help for students having trouble with Microeconomics. Microeconomics tips and tricks are available. http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/micro_help.htm]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Expansionsary Contractionary]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I'm having a little trouble trying to understand expansionary monetary policies and contractionary monetary policies. Can you help explain what impact expansionary monetary policies and contractionary monetary policies have on the economy?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ex Post]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ex Post Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Ex Post]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why Study Economics?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A reader asks: &quot;Perhaps this is an unusual request. My daughter just completed first year of A levels. She will go for an Economics degree next year. She is required to make a write up and to answer interview questions on this write up as to why she wants to study Economics.&quot;&#10;&#10;In Why Study Economics? we discuss various reasons why someone would want to study economics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Beginner&#039;s Guide to Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An introduction to what exchange rates are and what causes them to change.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is a Monopoly?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article examines monopolies and companies in monopoly markets, and compares monopoly to oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and perfect competition.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Marginal Revenue and Cost]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In this article we go through 5 questions on marginal revenues and marginal costs to illustrate how a student should answer these questions.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Free Market Economy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Free Market Economy Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Free Market Economy]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Arbitrage?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the following question: What is arbitrage? What markets do arbitrageurs usually trade on? The answers to your arbitrage questions right here.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Economy in the 1980s]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Monetary &amp; Fiscal Policy Intro]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An introduction to American monetary policy and fiscal policy.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[FDI]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/fdi.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[FDI / Foreign Direct Investment Defined - A Dictionary Definition of FDI / Foreign Direct Investment]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why Get an Economics Ph.D?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/applyingtograduateschool/a/why_economics.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Mike Moffatt examines a couple of blog discussions about who should consider attempting a Ph.D. in economics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[One-Sample t-Tests]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/termpaperhelp/a/one_sample_2.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[You've got your regression results, but what do you do with them? Here we show how to conduct a one-sample t-test. ]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Purchasing Power Parity Theory]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/money/a/purchasingpower.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question: &quot;I am currently taking an economics class and we are now discussing purchasing power parity. I am lost, could you help me out?&quot;]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gross National Product (GNP)]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/gross_national.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Gross National Product (GNP) Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Gross National Product (GNP)]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Economics - The A to Z List]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/library/weekly/bl-a-to-z.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Want to know the meaning of an economics term?  Look no further than here!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is the Demand For Money?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/money/a/money_demand.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[This question answers the questions: What is the demand for money? Does that change? The other three elements all make perfect sense to me but demand for money is confusing me to no end.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why does money have value?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/neoclassical/a/value_of_money.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Find the answer to this week&#146;s economics question, &#147;Why does money have value?&#148; here. The value of money is not a topic people think about too often but it is quite vital in understanding economics.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[We Will Never Run Out of Oil]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/macroeconomics/a/run_out_of_oil.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[For as long as I can remember, I've been hearing that the world oil supply will run out in a few decades. I remember quite vividly growing up in the early 1980's hearing that there wouldn't be any oil left by the time I learned how to drive. Fortunately the prediction of a depleted oil supply never came true.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What are Capital Markets?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/financialmarkets/f/capital_markets.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question &quot;What are capital markets?&quot; for those new to economics.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Where Can I Get Economics D...]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/grad_rankings.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Where Can I Get Economics Department Rankings&quot; looks at different lists which ranks graduate schools in economics. http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/grad_rankings.htm]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Economics and Scale]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/economic_scale.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question &quot;If I have a production function that has both labor and capital as factors, how can I tell if it is increasing returns to scale, constant returns to scale, or decreasing returns to scale?&quot;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[P value]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithp/g/pvaluedef.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[P-value is associated with a test statistic. It is &quot;the probability, if the test statistic really were distributed as it would be under the null hypothesis, of observing a test statistic [as extreme as, or more extreme than] the one actually observed.&quot;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reserve Ratio]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/money/a/reserve_ratio.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[ A Beginner's Guide to the Reserve Ratio looks at the impact the reserve ratio has on the money supply ]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Economics - Articles]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/a.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An index of articles for the Economics guide site.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why Not Just Print More Money?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/money/a/print_money.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question: &quot;Can you help me find a &quot;simple&quot; way to explain why it is not a good idea to just print more money.&quot;]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Macroeconomics Student Reso...]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/macro_help.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Help for students having trouble with Macroeconomics. Macroeconomics tips and tricks are available. http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/macro_help.htm]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[Utilitarianism]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/utilitarian.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Utilitarianism Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Utilitarianism]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Industrialization]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/industry.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Industrialization Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Industrialization]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[Indifference Curves]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/indifferencecurves/a/indifference.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article examines the economic concept of indifference curves and shows students how they can use indifference curves to solve economic problems.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Purchasing Power Parity Link]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/purchasingpowerparity/a/ppp.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A reader's response to the article &quot;The Trade Deficit and Exchange Rates&quot;]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Taxes and Economic Growth]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/taxpolicy/a/taxing_growth.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[What effect do income taxes have on economic growth? Will lower income tax rates lead to higher growth, or will they just line the pockets of the rich?]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Unemployment]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/unemployment.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Unemployment Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Unemployment]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Frictional Unemployment]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithf/g/frictional_unemployment.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Frictional Unemployment Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Frictional Unemployment]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[t-Statistic]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/tstat.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[t-Statistic Defined - A Dictionary Definition of t-Statistic]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Average Total Cost]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/average_tc.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Average Total Cost Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Average Total Cost]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[GDP / Gross Domestic Product]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/gdp.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[GDP / Gross Domestic Product Defined - A Dictionary Definition of GDP / Gross Domestic Product]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Contractionary Fiscal Policy]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithc/g/contractionary_fiscal_policy.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Contractionary Fiscal Policy Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Contractionary Fiscal Policy]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is a Recession?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/recessions/f/recession.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An examination of recessions - what they are, what causes them, how do we know if we're in a recession and the political implications of a recession.  The full business cycle and other economic indicators are considered.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Elasticity for Beginners]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/micfrohelp/a/elasticity.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article gives a common-sense and easy to understand explanation of what elasticity is and how to calculate the elasticities]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Insider Trading]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/finance/a/insider_trading.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Insider Trading: What did Martha Do? is a brief look at insider trading and why many forms of insider trading are illegal.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Prices in Recessions]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/money/a/recession_price.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[When there is an economic expansion, demand seems to outpace supply, particularly for goods and services that take time and major capital to increase supply. As a result, prices generally rise (or there is at least price pressure).  We look at why deflation does generally not occur during a recession.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is Economic Efficiency?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/productivity/f/economic_eff.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question &quot;What does Economic Efficiency mean?&quot; for those new to economics.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Imports and Export Data]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/1/a/importexport.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Doing an economics or econometrics project? Get all the imports and exports economic data you need right here. Economic data available for all kinds of econometrics and economics assignments.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recession]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/recession.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Recession Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Recession]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Productivity]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/productivity.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Productivity Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Productivity]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Years of Change]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichistory/a/change.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An examination of the American economy during the 1960s and 1970s.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stagflation in the 1970s]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichistory/a/stagflation.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An examination of stagflation in the American economy during the 1970s.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Choosing a Graduate School ...]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/grad_school.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[I am an MSc student in economics and I want to pursue a Ph.D. in economics in the United States. I want to follow a career in macroeconomics and econometrics. Can you recommend good pre-Ph.D. books and a good graduate college? How do I pick a graduate school in economics? ]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[What are Interest Rates]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/f/interest_rate.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article for beginners answers the question: What are Interest Rates?]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[Liquidity]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/liquidity.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Liquidity Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Liquidity]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Government Intervention]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/governmenttheeconomy/a/intervention.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A look at the growth of government intervention in the American Economy.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hedonic]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithh/g/hedonic.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Hedonic Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Hedonic]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Current Account Balance]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/current_account.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Current Account Balance Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Current Account Balance]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trade Deficit]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/analysis/a/trade_deficit.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[ The Trade Deficit and Exchange Rates ]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ex Ante / Ex-Ante]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ex Ante / Ex-Ante Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Ex Ante / Ex-Ante]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Would Marijuana Legalization Increase the Demand for Marijuana?]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Correlation Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Correlation]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Logic of Collective Action]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Credit Cards - Form of Money?]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Introduction: Capital Markets]]></title>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[History of the Trade Deficit]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/foreigntrade/a/trade_deficit_h.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A historical examination of the American trade deficit.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cost Function]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithc/g/cost_function.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Cost Function Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Cost Function]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sunk Costs]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/sunkcosts.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Sunk Costs Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Sunk Costs]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/sunkcosts.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Adam Smith]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/famouseconomists/a/adamsmith.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A short biography of Scottish economist Adam Smith.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/famouseconomists/a/adamsmith.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Certainty Equivalent]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/certainty.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Certainty Equivalent Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Certainty Equivalent]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/certainty.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[What are Opportunity Costs?]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/opportunitycosts/f/opportunitycost.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question &quot;What are Opportunity Costs?&quot; for those new to economics.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Poverty in the United States]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/howtheuseconomyworks/a/poverty.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A look at poverty and inequality in the United States.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/howtheuseconomyworks/a/poverty.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Books to Study for PhDs]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/economics_books.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Advice for a student considering entering graduate school in economics. The main advice is on books that you may want read for entering graduate school in economics.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[The M1 Money Supply]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/m1.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The M1 Money Supply Defined - A Dictionary Definition of The M1 Money Supply]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Laissez-faire]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/governmenttheeconomy/a/laissez_faire.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A look at the dichotomy between laissez-faire economics and governnment intervention.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/governmenttheeconomy/a/laissez_faire.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Canadian Exchange Rate]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/money/a/cadexchange.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Where to get exchange rate data and how to use it in order to analyze how the Canadian Dollar has performed relative to other currencies. Exchange rate dynamics are an interesting topic of study.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Small Business]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/smallbigbusiness/a/us_business.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A discussion of American small business.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/smallbigbusiness/a/us_business.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Value of the Dow Jones]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/stockmarket/a/dow_jones.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[ What does the value of the Dow Jones represent? ]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/stockmarket/a/dow_jones.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wars and the Economy]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/warandtheeconomy/a/warsandeconomy.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article which asks the question &quot;Are Wars Good for the Economy?&quot; and discusses the broken window fallacy.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/warandtheeconomy/a/warsandeconomy.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Happens if Interest Ra...]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/interestrates/a/zero_interest.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Can interest rates go to zero?  Could they even be negative?  I've heard that this has happened before.  What would cause something like that to happen and what impact would it have on the economy?&#10;]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[PhD in Economics]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/applyingtograduateschool/a/phd_econ.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[One student describes his experiences as a PhD student in Economics]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/applyingtograduateschool/a/phd_econ.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Great Depression]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/recessions/a/greatdepression_2.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An examination of the Great Depression aimed towards students.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/recessions/a/greatdepression_2.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Discount Rate]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/discount_rate.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Discount Rate Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Discount Rate]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/discount_rate.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Budget Line]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/budget_line.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Budget Line Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Budget Line]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/budget_line.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Banking in India]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/finance/a/india_banking.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article examines the Indian banking system and where the Indian banking sector is headed in the future.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/finance/a/india_banking.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Anti-Trust Legislation]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/anti_trust.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Anti-Trust Legislation Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Anti-Trust Legislation]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/anti_trust.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Budget]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/budget.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Budget Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Budget]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/budget.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Five Economics Term Paper Topic Suggestions - Economic Impact of SUVs]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/l/aa020303e.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Tips, links and sources for writing a term paper on the economic impact of SUVs and California SUV policy.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/l/aa020303e.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Inferior Good]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/inferior_good.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Inferior Good Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Inferior Good]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/inferior_good.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dumping]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithd/g/dumping.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Dumping Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Dumping]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithd/g/dumping.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Black Market]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/demand/ss/black_market.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[We show through supply and demand analysis what happens when a black market is created.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/demand/ss/black_market.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[FairTax - Income Taxes vs. ...]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/taxpolicy/a/fairtax.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stock Prices Are Determined]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/stocksandmarkets/a/stock_prices.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An examination of how stock prices are determined.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/stocksandmarkets/a/stock_prices.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Economic Good]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithe/g/economic_good.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Economic Good Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Economic Good]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithe/g/economic_good.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[M2 Money Supply]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithm/g/m2_money_supply.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[M2 Money Supply Defined - A Dictionary Definition of M2 Money Supply]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithm/g/m2_money_supply.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Supply and Demand Practice]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/demand/ss/10_questions.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[10 practice supply and demand questions to help students study for tests.]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/demand/ss/10_questions.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[International Economics]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/f/internationale.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article for beginners answers the question: What Is International Economics?]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/f/internationale.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Factor and Scale Returns]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/a/factor_scale.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Article answers the question: Consider the production function Q = K[sup]a[/sup]L[sup]b[/sup].[p] Find conditions on a and b so that the function exhibits decreasing returns to each factor, but increasing returns to scale.[p]]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Five Economics Term Paper Topic Suggestions - Kyoto Protocol]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/l/aa020303c.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Tips, links and sources for writing a term paper on the kyoto accord.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Per-Capita Money Supply]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/money/a/money_supply.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Here I answer the e-mail question &quot;If all the money in the US was divided up evenly and given to every American over 21 or so, how much would each person get?&quot; by examining the definitions of the M1, M2, and M3 money supply, then work on calculating what the money supply per capita is.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[OLS]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/ols.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[OLS / Ordinary Least Squares Defined - A Dictionary Definition of OLS / Ordinary Least Squares]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/ols.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Barter Economy]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/barter.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Barter Economy Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Barter Economy]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/barter.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Asymptotic]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/asymptotic.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Asymptotic Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Asymptotic]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/asymptotic.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Diversity in the Workplace]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/laborinamerica/a/diversity.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An examination of diversity in the American workplace.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Information,Prices and Markets]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/finance/a/pricing_info.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Prices, and changes in prices, convey a lot of information. From an informational standpoint, contingent contracts are very nice. The use of contingent contracts and prices are explained. ]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Liquidity Trap]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithl/g/liquidity_trap.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Liquidity Trap Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Liquidity Trap]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/termsbeginningwithl/g/liquidity_trap.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Five Economics Term Paper Topic Suggestions - Stadium Subsidies]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/studentresources/l/aa020303d.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Tips, links and sources for writing a term paper on stadium subsidies.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Are Recessions Good]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/businesscycles/a/recessions.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[If recessions were necessary to &quot;clean the fat out of the system&quot;, we'd expect to see there to be a lot of bankruptcies and firm closures during recessions and little during booms. The data, however does not support this.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[F.O.B. / Free On Board]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/fob.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[F.O.B. / Free On Board Defined - A Dictionary Definition of F.O.B. / Free On Board]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/fob.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fiscal Policy &amp; Stabilization]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/monetaryandfiscalpolicy/a/stabilization.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[An examination of the role fiscal policy plays in economic stabilization.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Terms of Trade]]></title>
         <link>http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/termsoftrade.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Terms of Trade Defined - A Dictionary Definition of Terms of Trade]]></description>
         <guid isPermaLink="true">http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/termsoftrade.htm</guid>
         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-24T10:26:08Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Secular]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Legalize Marijuana Reaction]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Total Factor Productivity]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Measuring Economic Output]]></title>
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