Tag Archives: economic policy

Günther’s commute

Posted on June 23, 2013 by James Atkins

This is an illustrated version of an earlier written blog post. See original text on: https://www.thebustard.com/?p=876

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The Three Little Pigs (or the importance of our beliefs for our spending decisions)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by James Atkins

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Belief economics primer

Posted on June 10, 2013 by James Atkins

I thought I would try and write about “belief economics” using the Paper 53 app I got on my ipad…

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An examination of the nature of politogen, the source of political will

Posted on June 7, 2013 by James Atkins

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Carbon taxes and what goes on in our heads

Posted on November 21, 2012 by James Atkins

I feel that a carbon price is higher than it needs to be because of the way we perceive things. If we could change our perceptions then a lower carbon price could be more effective. As it might be more … Continue reading →

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