From The Economist: Time and punishment (The economics of behaviour)

Source:The Economist. 412.8895 (July 12, 2014): p68(US).

Document Type:Article

The article notes how children who are unable to deny gratification at present, have a greater likelihood to become criminals in the future. Higher education though seemed to act as a deterrent. It is always interesting to read of studies that explore antecedents that can predict human behavior; however, with limited consideration (article only mentions parental  background and cognitive ability of the children in the sample) of other behavioral and socioeconomic factors that impact tendencies towards juvenile delinquencies, I leave this article with an unfulfilled appetite. Can I have some more [information] please? 

-RB

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Entrepreneurial Capital

Publication Outlet: Volume 17, Issue 3, Journal of Business Venturing
Author: Truls Erikson
Affiliation: Manchester Business School, Manchester UK

This is an interesting article. It basically defines entrepreneurial capital as "a multiplicative function of entrepreneurial competence and entrepreneurial commitment...Entrepreneurial capital can also be conceived as the present value of future entrepreneurial behavior. This is analogous to the PV rule in the finance literature. A similar notion is used when social capital is conceived as the sum of resources in networks" (Erikson, 2002).  

Reference
Erikson, T. (2002). Entrepreneurial capital: the emerging venture's most important asset and competitive advantage. Journal of Business Venturing,17(3), 275-290.

G-20 Nations Reach Agreement on Markets

By AP / MARTIN CRUTSINGER and HARRY DUNPHY

(WASHINGTON) — The deal was announced in a joint statement issued following a day of talks among finance officials from the Group of 20 rich industrial nations and major emerging markets such as China and Brazil. The effort will monitor countries and prod them to take corrective actions when imbalances in such areas as foreign trade or government debt rise to excessive levels...

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G-20 Nations Reach Agreement on Markets

How to Save a Trillion Dollars

By Mark Thompson

On a damp, gray morning in late February, Navy admirals, U.S. Congress members and top officials of the nation's biggest shipyard gathered in Norfolk, Va., to watch a computerized torch carve bevels into a slab of steel as thick as your fist...

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http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2065108,00.html

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

By John Cloud

As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine that requires you to move your arms and legs simultaneously. Then I'll do 30 minutes on a stair mill....

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Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

Review: Scream 4 — The Ultimate Shriekquel By Richard Corliss

Two girls, watching a slasher movie about a psycho in an Edvard Munch Scream mask who calls girls at home and then stabs them to death, get a call from a psycho who shows up in a Scream mask and stabs them to death....

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http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2065413,00.html

Indian outpaces China

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http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/04/india_outpaces_china

China's foreign reserves: Who wants to be a triple trillionaire?

Window-shopping with China’s central bank

Apr 14th 2011 | HONG KONG | from the print edition

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http://www.economist.com/node/18560525

Europe's banks: Follow the money

Is Germany bailing out euro-area countries to save its own banks?

Apr 14th 2011 | BERLIN | from the print edition

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http://www.economist.com/node/18560535