Oh **UK! Whatever Next? Multimodal Humour on Brexit-Related Covers of The Economist by Miller Dorota

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2011 Florida Population Growth Is Third Largest in United States ... But Still Not Close to Pre-Recession Levels by Rodney L. Clouser

“…In this 4-page fact sheet, UF/IFAS economist Rodney L. Clouser explores the implications of this trend. …”
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Immigrant Gambling in Finland by Perpetual Crentsil

“… An anthropological study of gambling among immigrant groups in Finland can reveal much about how the society organizes its way of life in categories  elevant for the economist, sociologist, political scientist and the historian. …”
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Book Review: Decolonizing the Mind (by Sandew Hira) by Patrick Delices

“…This non-Westernised narrative is deeply discussed in Decolonizing the Mind : A Guide to Decolonial Theory and Practice by decolonial scholar, economist, historian and activist Sandew Hira. The aim of Hira’s Decolonizing the Mind is to deeply engage decolonial theory and practice as an alternative to the prominent thinking of the West as illuminated in liberalism and Marxism. …”
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Post-Pandemic Inflation Dynamics: a Comparative Study of the Fiscal Theory in the Czech Republic and France by Makovský, Petr, Descubes, Irena, Hřebík, František

“…This research is helpful for any economist who opposes inflation measurement, targeting, or, most importantly, the belief that money grows on trees, allowing the government to fund public expenditures that many view as crucial. …”
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Emergent Scale-free Social Networks in History: Burning and the Rise of English Protestantism by Ormerod Paul, Roach Andrew P.

“…Further, there is a growing and related literature on what is referred to by economists as ‘information cascades’ on such networks.…”
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Building Better Breakfasts by Linda B. Bobroff, Linda L. Christian, Joy Cantrell Jordan, Carol Freeze

“… This unit was developed to inform Extension 4-H agents and home economists, 4-H leaders, and 4-H youth ages 5 to 11 of the importance of eating breakfast, and to give them practical strategies for selecting and/or preparing palatable, culturally acceptable, and nutritious foods for breakfast.  …”
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Valuing Florida’s Water Resources: Ecosystem Services Approach by Tatiana Borisova, Tara Wade, Xiang Bi, Kurt Oehlbeck, Kelly A. Grogan

“…It explains three values people assign to water resources and presents a brief overview of the methods that economists employ to measure the value of water. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1064 …”
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Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Industries in Florida in 2009 by Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, Thomas J. Stevens

“…It is important to recognize the extent of their economic contributions for informed public policy. IFAS economists Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, and Thomas J. …”
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Measuring the Economic Value of the Environment and Natural Resources by Elizabeth Pienaar

“…This document extends that previous discussion by presenting more detailed information about how economists categorize the benefits of natural resources. …”
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The Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy by Elizabeth F. Pienaar

“… When analyzing environmental problems, economists consider both the benefits and costs of actions. …”
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Measuring Intergenerational Justice by Laurence J. Kotlikoff

“…Rapid computational advances are permitting economists to understand not just direct government intergenerational redistribution, but also how such policies impact the economy that future generations will inherit. …”
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Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Food Industries in Florida in 2014 by Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani

“… Agriculture, natural resources, and food industries remain a significant force in the economy of Florida, and informed public policy demands recognition of the economic contributions of these industries. Economists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) evaluated the economic contributions of the agriculture, natural resources, and food industries for calendar year 2014 to update previous reports and provide current information on economic trends. …”
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Economic Value of the Services Provided by Florida Springs and Other Water Bodies: A Summary of Existing Studies by Sara Wynn, Tatiana Borisova, Alan Hodges

“…This 8-page fact sheet reviews nine studies that demonstrate that Florida’s springs have a very large economic value, both for recreation and resource conservation. In these studies, economists measure the value of ecosystem services in dollar terms to assist management decisions concerning natural resources. …”
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Estimating Willingness to Pay for New Mandarin Cultivars: A Revealed Preference Approach by Xiang Bi, Lisa House, Zhifeng Gao, Frederick Gmitter

“…To determine consumer willingness to pay for specific attributes, UF/IFAS economists combined sensory evaluation and experimental auctions in a unique way, by comparing two different types of ‘Sugar Belle’ (SB1 and SB2) with the main competing product to identify the most desirable characteristics and to determine the best marketing and pricing strategy. …”
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DO DECISION-MAKING PROFESSIONALS COMMIT THE SUNK-COST FALLACY? by Musa Ilias Biala

“… Decision-making professionals, such as economists, accountants and business majors, are usually taught the general economic principle that when evaluating the costs of a decision, the decision maker should consider only those costs that are actually incurred as a result of making that decision, and that sunk costs should be ignored. …”
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What’s in a Name? On Language, Concept Formation, and the Definition Disputes in the Entrepreneurship Literature by Jonsson Petur O.

“…Most importantly, it prevents economists from developing a coherent unifying theoretical framework for making sense of entrepreneurs. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Kotlikoff notes that since David Ricardo’s work, it took another century and a half for economists to develop models capable of realistically tracking the impact of policies on the welfare of current and future generations. …”
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