http://www.pacificarticles.com en-us http://www.pacificarticles.com N/A rchamria@gmail.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:45:53 -0500 20 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/4006/1/Economic-Certainties/Economic-Certainties.html If we attempt to classify what we are in the habit of naming our thought about price phenomena, we shall find that our views may be put into three categories which we may call economic certainties, economic probabilities, and economic dreams. gabriel_rise@pacificarticles.com (Gabriel Rise) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/4005/1/Economic-Growth/Economic-Growth.html Does government expenditure have a positive or negative effect on economic growth? gabriel_rise@pacificarticles.com (Gabriel Rise) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/4004/1/Living-in-the-United-States---Are-We-Spending-Ourselves-into-Bankruptcy/Living-in-the-United-States---Are-We-Spending-Ourselves-into-Bankruptcy.html The deficit is growing more rapidly. Can we afford this overspending now that will be paid for in the future? nan_wood@pacificarticles.com (Nan Wood) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/4003/1/China-is-buying-Goods-Made-in-the-USA--Scrap-Paper/China-is-buying-Goods-Made-in-the-USA--Scrap-Paper.html Scrap Paper and several other categories of products are on the positive side of the ledger for exports to China. Who would have dreamed that China would use our scrap paper to create other goods? nan_wood@pacificarticles.com (Nan Wood) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/4002/1/Two-Time-Lottery-Winners-And-The-Economics-Law-Of-Diminishing-Marginal-Utility/Two-Time-Lottery-Winners-And-The-Economics-Law-Of-Diminishing-Marginal-Utility.html This article uses the example of two-time lottery winners to explain the law of diminishing marginal utility... tino_buntic@pacificarticles.com (Tino Buntic) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/4001/1/Explaining-The-Unemployment-Rate-Facts-and-Myths/Explaining-The-Unemployment-Rate-Facts-and-Myths.html This article explains some of the facts and myths about the unemployment rate. tino_buntic@pacificarticles.com (Tino Buntic) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/4000/1/Biodiesel-as-Fuel-is-A-Step-in-the-Right-Direction/Biodiesel-as-Fuel-is-A-Step-in-the-Right-Direction.html Americans are addicted to oil, we've all heard that time and time again. So what can we do about it? Biodiesel fuel is one alternative that could cut our dependency of oil. rose_lindy@pacificarticles.com (Rose Lindy) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3999/1/Optimism-and-Short-Term-Credits-in-Spain/Optimism-and-Short-Term-Credits-in-Spain.html A recent article in a Spanish newspaper revealed that short term credit in Spain reaches one billion euro this years. This announcement interested me, because the Dutch are famous for their propensity to save; they export more than they import, which is just the opposite in Spain where the imports outweigh the exports. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3998/1/Trends-in-Spanish-Tourism---A-Shift-to-Residential-Tourism/Trends-in-Spanish-Tourism---A-Shift-to-Residential-Tourism.html One of the trends in Tourism is residential tourism. Each year thousand of families move from their home country to a new place on earth. This could be for the sake of a better climate -- whether tax, investment, leisure, or just the weather -- or because of any other reason.It's a real change and challenge for the traditional tourist sector. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3997/1/The-Impact-of-Terrorism-on-Our-Productivity/The-Impact-of-Terrorism-on-Our-Productivity.html A recent decision of a pilot to return to base was perhaps not a precedent but marks very well the economical problems we are facing with terrorism. If we assume that there is only one "box" of money, then the (extra) amount that is spend on security will diminish the amount that will be available for other areas. And this will not only affect government but also private companies. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3996/1/Productivity-in-Spain---Where-are-the-Opportunities-2/Productivity-in-Spain---Where-are-the-Opportunities-2.html In Fact, the implicit relation between a long working week and a lower than average productivity needed some more explanation. Therefor this appendix.. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3995/1/About-Productivity-in-Economics/About-Productivity-in-Economics.html Productivity is an economic concept which measures the efficiency of production. This is represented by a simple ratio of the resources that are required to produce a certain output. The ratio could be calculated for labour (human resources), capital or land, but the last two have little significance. Labour efficiency does make sense because it indicates the "efficiency" of the human resources, said differently ... HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3994/1/Switching-From-The-Unofficial-To-The-Official-Book-Market/Switching-From-The-Unofficial-To-The-Official-Book-Market.html Most economies are equipped with two economic infrastructures; two different markets for the same goods. You will not only find this in less developed economies with a parallel currency market (next to the official currency market). But even in developed countries there is the black market as opposed to the legal white market. Less dramatic differences are there between the official stock market and the over the counter (OTC) market. The book market is still a very big market, which covers different sub types, for instance the second hand market. The book market is a place where publishers sell books and where readers buy them. But what if you have selected one market -- as an author -- and you want to switch later on ... HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3993/1/Feedback---When-Nature-Gets-Even/Feedback---When-Nature-Gets-Even.html Finally you could escape for two weeks. You needed this, after month of hard work. And than you want only one thing -- sun & beach. The moment you arrive at your holiday resort and you prepare for a dive in the see ... HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3992/1/About-Spain---Infrastructure/About-Spain---Infrastructure.html These About Spain articles are not about tourism, although Spain is a beautiful country. They are meant to function as a reference for management and organization. Spain is the decor to which common business issues are mirrored. Each company is struggling with certain issues, just in the same way that a government and the inhabitants of a country are dealing with similar topics; distribution, priorities, communication, investments, infrastructure. (Corporate) Governance. And many others. Dutch, about Spain, in English. I hope you'll understand HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3991/1/Oil---Beyond-Upstream-and-Downstream/Oil---Beyond-Upstream-and-Downstream.html The state of the union signals the end of a trend. Follow the developments in the energy markets... HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/287/1/Some-Thoughts-About-the-Unequal-Language-Distribution-on-the-Internet/Some-Thoughts-About-the-Unequal-Language-Distribution-on-the-Internet.html This article is about strategy; information that will not impact you today, neither tomorrow, but maybe in the end. How will the languages on the Internet develop in the future and how will it effect the development of our society? It is about information, knowledge and about the (unequal) distribution of languages on the Internet. You can skip this if you are looking for a solution for a problem. Especially, if needed on the short term. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/286/1/About-Spain-Subtitles-Dubbing-and-Predicting-a-Change/About-Spain-Subtitles-Dubbing-and-Predicting-a-Change.html Some potential changes are not in fact changes yet and the question is: will they ever be? As a foreigner in Spain used to read subtitles rather than listen to a voiceover – in case of foreign languages -- you would certainly hope that they will. A change from dubbing to subtitles would be a welcome one. But will this situation change? HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/285/1/About-Spain-Marbella-and-The-King/About-Spain-Marbella-and-The-King.html Marbella is situated on the south coast of Spain; La Costa de Sol. It is one of the most distinguished cities in this southern region. Distinguished most of all because of glamour. Unfortunately, this glamour is fading away slightly. Maybe not in the last place because of the death of King Fahd from Saudi Arabia who frequently visited his palace in Marbella. Many will miss the ritual of the King showing up; hotels were fully booked and tips were more than generous, to mention only one aspect of this visit. There is however enough left of the glamour. If you visit the harbor of Marbella -– Puerto Banus -- you can’t miss the enormous yachts and limousines. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/284/1/About-Spain---Some-Business-Statistics-and-Tendencies/About-Spain---Some-Business-Statistics-and-Tendencies.html According to the authority on Spanish statistics (INE), Spain accumulated 2.942.583 companies in January 2004. This represents about 7.2 companies for each 100 inhabitants (which is nearly double the amount of the number in the Netherlands, which is 4.0) HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/283/1/The-Wall---Will-It-Solve-The-Problem/The-Wall---Will-It-Solve-The-Problem.html Architecture is about design, building and about transforming space into something that is of functional use. The ultimate construction should follow a design and most of all a real need. This is like in business where you are to think about a providing a specific function before building your business. With the construction you bring the design into existence. Once the construction is visible the work is serious; no more discussion about the form, about the design and possibilities. "Now it exists, right there before your eyes." HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/282/1/Vending-Machines-2/Vending-Machines-2.html According to the European Vending Association (www.eva.be) the Consumers' increasingly nomadic lifestyle is a great opportunity for the vending industry. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/281/1/Vending-Machines/Vending-Machines.html A vending machine is a combination of different products. The machine itself could be compared with the smallest scale supermarket without a sales force. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/280/1/Track-and-Tracing---Beyond-The-Power-of-Individual-Players/Track-and-Tracing---Beyond-The-Power-of-Individual-Players.html One area in which a law altered the rules quite a bit is the Food business. The General Food Law (GFL) that entered in force in (January) 2005 (in Europe) triggered a big change. Probably the real trigger is to be searched among the incidents we all know about; The mad cow disease, bird flu and other threats that are evolving rapidly. And our health is at stake. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/278/1/The-Spanish-Rail-Standard-Deviation-and-Innovation/The-Spanish-Rail-Standard-Deviation-and-Innovation.html Infrastructure is a term to describe all those nearly invisible activities that are needed to support other productive economic functions. If not centrally governed - like the Spanish Railway system - it will give different kind of problems, one of them HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400