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Privatizing Dinner in the Capitol

…was the only possibility. As a microcosm:- private vs. public sector, profit motive and performance, profit vs. labor costs, it should make you go “hmmmmmm.” —————– This one by sammy…

Are the Oil Companies Paying Too Much in Taxes?

…my point about accounting profits was less these deductions for items that are not current cash outflows as much as the failure to distinguish between accounting profit and economic profit….

Is a College Education Getting More Expensive?

…attendance for private not-for-profit, 4-year institutions increased from $20,157 in 1999–2000 to $22,259 in 2001–02 (figure D). Across all first-time freshmen, including nonrecipients, the median total aid at private not-for-profit,…

Housing: Speculation is the Key

…sell in the future at price Pf0 (price future zero), because of higher future demand. The speculation would return: Profit = Pf0-P0-storage costs (the storage costs are mortgage, property tax,…

What’s Wrong with the Bankruptcy Reform Bill?

…credit counseling, in reality, credit counseling agencies are generally for-profit companies and are often linked to for-profit conglomerates. These credit counseling agencies charge fees which are frequently extremely high, and…

Have Profits Peaked?

…investors have become pessimistic on the outlook for corporate profits to keep rising. By a two-to-one ratio companies are warning investors that their profits will fall below earlier expectations, and…

National Review’s profit support per new job National Review’s Jerry Bowyer has once again provided professors with another “lies, damn lies, and statistics” classic. To convince NRO readers that the…

The Profit Mystery The Economic Policy Institute recently posted an interesting brief on the incredible surge in corporate profits that has accompanied the economic recovery over the past two years….

…at a fixed price. Generally, when the market price rises above the option price, holders of options can realize a profit by exercising those options. Specifically, the profit is (Market…