Jevons on Work Balance and Utility
Text commentary - 6 pages - Economy general
Stanley William Jevons' work on the balance between work and leisure time, economic laws, and rational resource management.
Economic Theory of Work: Dimensions and Utility
Text commentary - 4 pages - Economy general
Analysis of the author's reflections on the economic theory of work, covering dimensions of work, balance between need and work, and the concept of utility.
Toll Road Concession Contracts: Price Provisions and Flexibility
Text commentary - 5 pages - Economy general
This research paper by Laure Athias and Stéphane Saussier (2018) examines the flexibility of toll road concession contracts, analyzing the impact of uncertainty and contractual characteristics on price provisions.
Toll Road Concession Contracts: Price Provisions and Flexibility - published: 06/12/2025
Text commentary - 5 pages - Economy general
This research paper by Laure Athias and Stéphane Saussier (2018) examines the flexibility of toll road concession contracts, analyzing the impact of uncertainty and contractual characteristics on price provisions.
Make Trade Not War? - Philippe Martin, Thierry Mayer, and Mathias Thoenig (2008)
Text commentary - 6 pages - Economy general
In The Spirit of Laws, the French political philosopher Montesquieu wrote that "the natural effect of trade is to bring about peace. Two nations which trade together render themselves reciprocally dependent." This idea that trade leads to peace has been a guiding principle of globalization. The...
Computerised farming: the cow of tomorrow - The Economist (2019) - How and what means do companies use to computerise the breeding of cows?
Text commentary - 1 pages - Economy general
Today, computers have made it possible to control computers, programs and even robots, which is fascinating, but the idea of the machine taking over from humans can be terrifying. This idea is quite justified to cross our mind considering the evolution of computer science which has evolved to...
ECB vs FED
Text commentary - 3 pages - Economy general
This article is dealing with the monetary policy to adopt by the European Central Bank, especially the one concerning the interest rate which is a very important one, for the upcoming months. The ECB's president, Mr Trichet, is explaining why the organism wants to keep a lower interest rate...
