A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy


A Bunch of Issues

  1. My Sales Pitch on ADVERTISING
  2. Those Astronomical ATHLETE SALARIES
  3. BUSINESS As Usual
  4. Charging Up Your CREDIT CARDS
  5. Stealing A Few Moments For CRIME
  6. The Depths Of DEPRESSION
  7. What Do You Have Against DISCRIMINATION?
  8. The Crystal Ball Of ECONOMIC FORECASTING
  9. Pumping Up The ECONOMIC GROWTH
  10. A Random Walk Through Some ECONOMIC STATISTICS
  11. Learning All About EDUCATION
  12. Trading Some Ideas On EXCHANGE RATES
  13. Getting Your Share Of FARM SUBSIDIES
  14. Taming Our Beastly FEDERAL DEFICIT
  15. Borrowing Through The FINANCIAL MARKETS
  16. A Translation Of FOREIGN INVESTMENT
  17. The Wide, Wide World Of FOREIGN TRADE
  18. The Odds On GAMBLING
  19. The Sick State Of HEALTH CARE
  20. In The Neighborhood Of IMMIGRATION
  21. Keeping The Lid On INFLATION
  22. The Risky Business Of INSURANCE
  23. Some Prime Stuff On INTEREST RATES
  24. The Business About INVESTMENT
  25. Gambling On A State LOTTERY
  26. Packing Up For MIGRATION
  27. A Tycoon Of The MUTUAL FUNDS
  28. Conserving Our NATURAL RESOURCES
  29. The Economics Of Dueling POLITICAL VIEWS
  30. Scraping Up The POLLUTION
  31. A Somewhat Defective Look At PRODUCT SAFETY
  32. A Perfect Picture Of PROFIT
  33. On The Lookout For A RECESSION
  34. Laying The Groundrules On REGULATION
  35. Shopping Around For RETAIL PRICES
  36. Planning On SOCIAL SECURITY
  37. Fighting Business Cycles With STABILIZATION POLICIES
  38. Playing The STOCK MARKET
  39. Paying TAXES
  40. Taking A Ride On TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
  41. An Altogether Look at UNIONS
  42. Creating WEALTH
  43. Collecting WELFARE
  44. A Careful View Of WORKER SAFETY
  45. Getting The Most Out Of WORKING WOMEN


Send comments or thoughts about this journey to: amos@okway.okstate.edu