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/2008/11/10/morality-and-economics-of-trade/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/10/morality-and-economics-of-trade/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:12:53 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=392
Some of the 2008 Presidential candidates have very different records of supporting free trade. To see a comparison of career voting records of Senators McCain (88%) and Obama (36%) on free trade policy see Cato Institute’s useful rating scale at its Center for Trade Policy Studies. The generalization that less restricted voluntary trade policy is better [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/10/morality-and-economics-of-trade/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/trade/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/trade/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:23:07 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=153
The St. Thomas lesson explores scriptural references to commerce and trade, Catholic perspectives on solidarity, subsidiarity, and the universal destination of goods, and the economics of Ricardian trade theory. Students apply what they learned in the lesson by writing a summary of a webquest into United States trade with Canada and Mexico. ]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/trade/feed/ 0