Economic Sense

Biotechnology, Food, and Applied Economics

Monday, March 27, 2006

Anti-Agricultural Agenda

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Some of the top reasons that people offer for choosing organic food is their belief that it is safer, better for the environment, and some g...
Thursday, March 23, 2006

FARMERS' MARKETS

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Do we need local governments to subsidize the development of farmers’ markets? Farmers in fact already have developed markets for their prod...
Friday, March 17, 2006

GM TOMATOES

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Myth: The reason the tomatoes on my salad are so pale and tasteless is that they are mass-produced or genetically engineered. Many consumer...
Thursday, March 02, 2006

Free Market Agriculture II

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It is easy enough to recognize that when it comes to issues regarding production and the environment that free markets and agriculture go ha...
Friday, February 17, 2006

Bush Bio-fuel

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President Bush in his state of the union address made it a national goal to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by 75% by the year 2050. Is...
Thursday, February 02, 2006

Minimum Wages = Minimum Opportunities

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Recently there has been talk about raising the minimum wage in Kentucky. Basic economic theory and empirical evidence tells us that increase...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Organic Destruction

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While organic production avoids synthetics, it introduces other hazards to our health and environment. Organic producers use 'naturally...
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Is Organic Better?

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The first myth or misunderstanding that I would like to address is that "organic foods are healthier and better for the environment tha...
Thursday, December 29, 2005

Scientific Misnomers

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There are many misnomers, misunderstandings, or myths out there because some people have been influenced by the media, never been exposed to...
Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Free Market Agriculture-Green Profits

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Critics from the left maintain that modern large scale production agriculture and 'factory farms' are another example of free market...
Wednesday, November 30, 2005

A Religous Thanksgiving

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George Washington certainly felt that the celebration of Thanksgiving could not be divorced from any religious connotation, as indicated in ...
Wednesday, November 23, 2005

The Real Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving was not about the Pilgrims embracing diversity and thanking the Indians (otherwise known as Native Americans) for helping them ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Pre-pay Pumps and Smoking Bans

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Trading Liberty for Safety in Bowling Green, KY Considering the new ordinance that will require us to pre-pay for gasoline, I wonder how man...

School Choice

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The state of California would certainly change its tune (regarding recent headlines) about parental discretion and sex education if school c...
Monday, November 14, 2005

Gas Prices III:Gouged by Government

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Gas Prices III:Gouged by Government Liberals and Democrats are quick to blame corporations, republicans, and especially President Bush for h...
Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Gas Prices II- Unspoken Miracle

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GAS PRICES II- Unspoken Miracle While there is much attention given to 'price gouging' and 'windfall profits', no one in the...
Monday, November 07, 2005

Wal-Mart

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I often hear the accusation that Wal-Mart destroys communities. While they certainly drive out competitors ( often small businesses that hav...
Friday, November 04, 2005

Gas Prices

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For now I say let people make accusations about price gouging all they want. It appears to me that the markets have functioned just as they ...
Monday, October 31, 2005

School Choice: Foreign Language Requirement in KY Schools

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It has come to my attention that it is going to be required that all high school students in Kentucky must “speak” a second language before ...
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Applied economist focusing on the economics of food, health, and biotechnology.
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