Monthly Archives: December 2006

Do scientists believe in evolution?

A question from Yahoo! Answers: What percentage of professional scientists believe in evolution? Please, cite your sources. Preferably they be from respectable scientific sites or they be news articles, or something to the like. None. Professional scientists do not “believe” … Continue reading

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Growth: economics vs. ecology

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Shouldnt economists stop using the word growth and instead call it expansion: conning people with a positive sounding word is pathetic. doesnt that word merely mean escalating the production of useless items that advertisers try … Continue reading

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Grameen Bank and elimination of poverty

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Are Grameen Banks the only sources of elimination of poverty? The Grameen Bank was founded by the recent Nobel Peace Prize winner, Sir Muhammad Yunis (Bangladesh). This bank issues low scale loans (less than $200) … Continue reading

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Does markerting overprice goods?

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Does Markerting over price goods? Many people hold that marketing is expensive and causes products to be overpriced. Do u agree or disagree with the statement It depends. Marketing definitely costs money. Good marketing, however, … Continue reading

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If China disappeared…

A question from Yahoo! Answers: What would happen to the American people and Businesses if China all of a sudden didn’t exist anymore? I’m totally aware that we depend on import goods from China for most of our materialistic needs, … Continue reading

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Is ASP generally faster than PHP?

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Is ASP generally faster than PHP? No. PHP is generally faster. A few years back, Philippe Pettit ran a series of benchmark tests and found that on identical hardware (Compaq Proliant 1850 R, PII 400 … Continue reading

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Unemployment among skilled workers?

A question from Yahoo! Answers: I Think The Intentions Are To Outsource As Much As Possible? Mostly everyone I know, including myself cannot obtain employment. Without doubt it seems apparent that the more expertise you have, the more unemployable you … Continue reading

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Thoughts on wealth concentration

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Do the richest 10% of Americans hold 70% of America’s wealth? This was apparently published in the Financial Times according to http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/… “The concentration of wealth in different countries varies considerably, with the top 10 … Continue reading

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What is the impact of the terrorism on the world economy?

A question from Yahoo! Answers: What is the impacts of the terrorism on the world economy? For modern world ,the terrorism become a new risk to the business world.So how come it can affect to the world economy ?what areas … Continue reading

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Is current account deficit a monetary phenomenon?

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Is current account deficit a monetary phenomenon? It can be; it can also be structural… Consider a small country that exports a single commodity; a decrease in price of that commodity would immediately increase the … Continue reading

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