Higher Rock Education - Economics Blog

How to Protect Yourself from Cybercrime

Friday, August 26, 2016

It seems as if every day we read about another hack. Most recently there has been speculation that the New York Times was hacked by Russian intelligence. I recently received a text from a friend. When I responded, the deal sounded too good to be More

Uber and Driverless Taxis

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

I don't know how I will respond when a driverless taxi pulls up to the curb to drive me to my destination - probably with a bit of excitement and fear. We aren't there yet, but Uber introduced something close to a driverless taxi in Pittsburgh on August 18th. More

Lessons from Brazil's Economic Story

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Brazil benefitted from extraordinary growth between 2002 and 2011, only to see the economy plunge sharply prior to hosting the 2016 Olympics. What lessons were gained? More

Housing Starts and CPI

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Two very important macroeconomic figures were released yesterday - the consumer price index and housing starts for July 2016. Both point to a sluggish, but growing economy. More

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