http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com Christianity and Economics Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:19:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/10/18/what-to-pay-the-pay-pooh-bah/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/10/18/what-to-pay-the-pay-pooh-bah/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:46:03 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1208
Somewhere between all the money in the world and none of it is the proper amount of dollars to pay a given manager. Or anyone for that matter. I think the most important question about compensation is not so much how much it is but how pay is determined. And by whom. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, former chief of [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/10/18/what-to-pay-the-pay-pooh-bah/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/03/oh-really-oreilly/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/03/oh-really-oreilly/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:19:52 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=729
TV commentator Bill O’Reilly rails against all sorts of things in an entertaining and at times even informative way. But when it comes to speculators manipluating the price of oil, he really piles on the scorn. This is all on behalf of the folks, you understand, ’cause he’s looking out for us. To help in this wothwhile task [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/03/oh-really-oreilly/feed/ 2 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/15/price-information/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/15/price-information/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:03:04 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=249
Sometimes price fluctuations are painful to investors. The DJIA dropped 733 points today. Ouch! Sometimes price fluctuations offer relief to consumers. Crude oil is under $75 per barrel today. Road trip! But all prices send important signals in a free economy that are vital in keeping goods and services flowing where they are wanted. And economists always [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/15/price-information/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/prices/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/prices/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:29:10 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=168
The St. Andrew lesson explores scriptural references to the problem of scarcity, Catholic perspectives on the common good and how competitive free markets can promote it, and the economics of supply and demand. Students apply the principles they learned in this lesson by classifying goods and services exhibiting recent price fluctuations into those which promote [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/prices/feed/ 0