[PEN-L:3297] liberal arts econ educ.

1996-03-09 Thread lbell
I need to get off this list and tried sending message to listserv and got it kicked back. Any help would be appreciated.

[PEN-L:2734] Re: intermediate macro

1996-02-04 Thread lbell
Try finding a copy of the out of print book, Leonard Silk, "Economics in Plain English."

[PEN-L:2429] Re: Blatant ad, please don't throw hard things

1996-01-18 Thread lbell
The Bell Business Report is seeking candidates for licensing agreements (could be print or electronic) to aid in its resurrection. The concept of this newsletter is to further the understanding of economics for entrepreneurs and any interested layperson. It was published without rest for 5

[PEN-L:1752] Re: THE QUESTION OF WEALTH

1995-12-06 Thread lbell
My personal view is that one of the reasons the world loves to hate Bill Gates is that he has understanding of how to create wealth. He owns the 'thing'. If you are operating a business in a manner where you have to continually chase a new project or client in order to keep cash flow

[PEN-L:1758] Re: Re[2]: THE QUESTION OF WEALTH

1995-12-06 Thread lbell
Jim, you are always going off on twigs! Love you anyway. But Gates owns the rights to the use of what he sells, this generates ongoing revenue. He also has kept ownership of what he started. If he got ill tomorrow, his business would continue to generate income. This is what I am getting

[PEN-L:1736] Re: Need s ome help please

1995-12-05 Thread lbell
On writing assignment with tight deadline: anyone who has the latest percentages of GNP and the CPI for the past quarters and projections for the year? It would be appreciated.

[PEN-L:1641] Re: The Fed

1995-12-01 Thread lbell
When it comes to the economy, interest rates and wage levels are always complained about. Laura Bell business and economics writer On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, Ellen Dannin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lately I've noticed statements by members of the Fed and the Clinton administration expressing

[PEN-L:1473] Re: Privatization

1995-11-18 Thread lbell
Peter, I have a relevant question from a journalist who writes about economics. Running at 6.5% -- that tells me little. Annually, for the last quarter, two quarters? Sloppy reporting on economics is the one main reason I got into this field to begin with. Laura Bell, business and economic

[PEN-L:1477] Re: Privatization

1995-11-18 Thread lbell
So in essence, according to latest comments, this story about Poland, says little and doesn't fill in the pieces of the outline in the rest of the jigsaw puzzle. Thus is the reason I took up writing about economics. Thus, again also proving that one can take statistics and build a story to