Tag Archives: externalities

Lobbying in perspective

Posted on September 27, 2013 by James Atkins

From Reuters: “Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government wants to water down draft car emissions legislation agreed in June by introducing the phase-in period, under a proposal circulated by German diplomats and seen by Reuters.  Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen have broken … Continue reading →

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Right wing and fossil fuel subsidies

Posted on July 19, 2013 by James Atkins

Reuters reports: “The British government unveiled draft tax breaks on Friday to drive investment in shale gas production, in what it termed the most generous shale incentives in the world.” Oh dear.  Another “right wing” government subsidising fossil fuels.  What … Continue reading →

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Günther’s trees

Posted on June 23, 2013 by James Atkins
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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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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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