Weak US Dollar Means Nintendo Favors Europe For Now — to the point, apparently, that supplies are now short in the US.
With U.S. in slump, dual citizenship in EU countries attracts Americans
(I'm not saying the first one is causing the second.)
Perhaps my dual-national children are just part of a generational trend.
It seems at least one filmmaker with a wicked sense of humor is pretty bearish about the job market. See Job Market In 2009.
I've been doing my taxes today. And undoubtedly tomorrow.
I believe that taxes are the price of civilization, but did they have to make TurboTax even less fun to use than it was last year?
I suppose I could offload the hassle to an accountant, but given that I'm fairly careful about claiming what I can claim — but don't believe in pushing the envelope — I can't believe one would save me enough money to justify the expense unless they went too far.
Chris Bertram posts this marvelous video which explains Mankiw’s 10 principles of economics in terms everyone can understand. Especially funny if you have studied economics.
I think law conferences need a humor session.
Tom's Hardware finds that computer hardware prices vary enormously around the world. Globalization — and even the European single market — still has a long way to go:
Meanwhile, the price differences between different PC products are remarkable. Basic consumer electronics accessories such as a 2-GB SD memory card vary in price around the world by up to 100%, while prices for premium PC components vary by 10-30%. Cost for a Core 2 Duo E6850 processor or a GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card was very much balanced, while the Coolermaster power supply or the Zalman CPU cooler showed large pricing differences. We selected products that are available almost everywhere, and we took the average price of the four cheapest etailers to get a solid number.
We found that France is rather expensive, especially if compared to Germany, which is next door. The United States is at the other end of the pricing spectrum, as most products are less expensive there.
One reason may be that consumer-level arbitrage isn't easy:
It does not make sense to order hardware in a foreign country, or to buy large amounts of hardware when you travel. One the one hand, shipping cost will eat up all cost advantages. On the other hand, you'll have to pay custom duties or an import turnover tax for many products. The only exception is the purchase of inexpensive products, as consumers in different countries can often buy goods abroad that remain below a certain price level without having to pay duty charges.
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