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Government Burdens on My Business (and what I want to do about it...)

Brian wrote 1 hour ago: The White House called me the other day – they want to schedule a conference call with me to e … more →

Tags: Rant, Small Business, Congress, Tax Law, IP Law, Intellectual Property Law, Immigration Law

Quote of the Day - George Will dumps on The Donald

btchakir wrote 1 day ago: (Of course, it’s not hard to do… but coming from another Republican?)   “I do not u … more →

Tags: Word from Bill, Art, Politics, Humor, Education, Opinion, News, Finance, Quote

The Cost of One Life

Colin Porter wrote 2 days ago: “If it saves at least one life it will all be worth it.” It’s a common phrase to hear concerning all … more →

Tags: Politics, Philosophy, Opinion, Philosophy, Gun registry, Long Term Thinking

(Partly) Right for the Wrong Reasons9 comments

zielonygrzyb wrote 1 week ago: Some time has passed since I commented (i.e., criticised) on Bjørn Lomborg’s writings for the … more →

Tags: Environment, Economics, climate change, poverty, Bjørn Lomborg, health, Hunger

Success is Risky

tn_jenkins wrote 1 week ago: “The greatest risk is not to take one.” I was talking to a successful, community figure … more →

Tags: life 2, Success!, Risk, calculated risk, rejection

Two blasts have rocked saw mills in B.C. in recent times. One in January leveled the Babine Mill (Burns Lake), the other in April destroyed Lakeland Mills (Prince George).

coboni wrote 2 weeks ago: In both cases, unfortunately, there were casualties. In both cases, the blasts were apparently due t … more →

Tags: Risk, Crisis, Management, decision, RBDM, ESM, Gestión, Hazard, Methodology

Cost-Benefit Analysis3 comments

lissa10279 wrote 2 weeks ago: Today was a perfect example of why, in spite of missing my parents and East Coast friends, I’m … more →

Tags: Febrile Seizure, toddler

Cost vs Benefits

sixteenweekshsg wrote 3 weeks ago: Before starting a new product or a new venture, every company does a cost-benefit analysis to determ … more →

Tags: Life Lessons, Humor, the benefits of school, The cost of school, weighing life choices, the benefits of good vodka

New Capital Model Needed.

Steve King wrote 1 month ago: Capital markets are broken and there seems no end in sight. Housing market stagnates. Credit markets … more →

Tags: Social Lending, social finance, Social Media, occupy wall street, Finance, Lending, credit, Politics, Banking

Topic 5: Decision Making for Environmental Management15 comments

Rhianna wrote 1 month ago: Topic 5 in my Environmental and Ecological Economics for Sustainable Development topic dealt with de … more →

Tags: Subject: Ecological and Environmental Economics for Sus, Environmental Economics, opportunity cost, Asafu-Adjaye

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber-Attacks

coboni wrote 1 month ago: Riskope was invited to give a talk in Switzerland at the Geneva Dialogue 16th-17th of April 2012. Th … more →

Tags: Education, Crisis, Management, Financial, decision, RBDM, Corporate, Information, Terrorism

Relieving Pain at the Pump: Thanks to Stronger Standards, Consumers Have More Fuel-Efficient Choices

clotworthy wrote 1 month ago: Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org/energy/relievingpainatthepump.asp [From Report … more →

Tags: Transportation and Urban Land, Fuel Economy

Should you floss? A cost-benefit analysis10 comments

Robert Wiblin wrote 1 month ago: If you are like most people I know, you don’t feel you floss enough. Each time you go to the d … more →

Tags: Economics, efficiency, health, Advice, Dentistry

For Whose Benefit?

Sue Hine wrote 1 month ago: The Latin tag cui bono can be applied in many contexts, but rarely do we stop to consider the implic … more →

Tags: Valuing Volunteers, A Bigger Picture, Volunteer Experience, Recognition of Volunteering, Organisational gains from volunteering, Community and voluntary sector, Empowerment, Job Satisfaction, Qualitative Outcomes

The Regulatory Red Herring: The Role of Job Impact Analyses in Environmental Policy Debates

clotworthy wrote 1 month ago: New York University, School of Law, Institute for Policy Integrity / by Michael A. Livermore, Elizab … more →

Tags: The Natural World, Energy and Climate, Transportation and Urban Land, Regulating Risks, Human Health, regulation

Answering 10 Fundamental Questions about the Mississippi River Delta

clotworthy wrote 1 month ago: The Mississippi River Delta Science and Engineering Special Team (National Audubon Society | the Env … more →

Tags: Infrastructure, Oceans and Coastal Resources, Wetlands

Graduate Longitudinal Study Questions

wellygnome wrote 1 month ago: Unlike Paul Walker thinking about graduates drinking levels (complete with a subtle dig at BERL), I … more →

Tags: graduate longitudinal study, Paul Walker, Berl, higher qualifications, bryan caplan, case against education, Signalling, Alcohol

Featured Resource: Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice

Katy Welter wrote 1 month ago: A project of the esteemed Vera Institute for Justice, the Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal J … more →

Tags: Criminal justice reform, Resources, Criminal Justice, vera institute, cost-benefit knowledge bank

Resilience: A new buzzword? Discussing the differences between risk and resilience improvement studies.

coboni wrote 1 month ago: Let’s start by asking ourselves if our book « Improving Sustainability through Reasonable Risk … more →

Tags: Alternatives, Corporate, decision, Financial, Hazard, Information, Methodology, mitigative, Operational


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