http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com Christianity and Economics Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/04/inconvenient-wage-disparity/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/04/inconvenient-wage-disparity/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:53:25 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=357
Here’s an interesting paragraph from Thomas Sowell’s excellent book called Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One. It is contained in the chapter on the economics of discrimination. One of the points of this chapter is the importance of comparing like to like in statistical analysis. “[A] study of black and white faculty members in the United [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/04/inconvenient-wage-disparity/feed/ 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/wages/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/wages/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:25:40 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=159
The St. Philip lesson explores Biblical passages that mention wages, Catholic perspectives on just wages and the primacy of persons in the economy, and the economics of wage determination. Students apply what they have learned by writing a report on occupations that promote the common good, operate under competitive conditions, and pay wages that meet [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/wages/feed/ 0