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Blog Entries | January 13, 2012
Homo economicus, meet Homo sapiens
posted by David Thompson
...The vast majority of people are, well... people. Their motivations are much more complex. Recent research has refuted the lopsided and naive picture of humanity represented by Homo economicus. Interestingly, a lot of this research is taking place within the field of economics...
Tagged with: economics, fee for service, health care
Blog Entries | January 11, 2012
Are we working too much?
posted by Diana Gibson
As a province that works amongst the highest number of hours in a nation that works amongst the highest number of hours in the OECD, Alberta needs to take stock. A new report from the New Economics Foundation lays out a very bold and ambitious vision.
Tagged with: labour, work hours
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