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  • 1.  economics web site

    Posted 03-07-1999 10:32
    Greetings,
    I teach a freshmen-level course integrating
    economics with ethics. Is anyone willing to recommend a
    free web site exists on basic micro and macro-economic
    principles? Thank you in advance?

    Bruce

    On Thu, 4 Mar 1999 07:03:10 -0500 Charles Wankel
    <cxx@BELLATLANTIC.NET> wrote:

    > Bruce Clemens at JMU in Virginia wrote:
    > I'm planning to do a study on the relationship between
    the color of one's > skin and ... income and education.
    Does anyone care to offer > operationalizations of skin
    color or help me in my literature search? >
    > Bruce: > A google.com search turned up:
    >
    http://www.apha.org/news/publications/journal/krieger.htm >
    which details a study which found that: "Skin color was not
    associated with > self-reported experiences of racial
    discrimination in 5 of 7 specified > situations (getting a
    job, at work, getting housing, getting medical care, > in a
    public setting). Only moderate associations existed between
    darker skin > color and being working class, having low
    income or low education, and being > male (risk ratios
    under 2).(Am J Public Health. 1998;88:1308&SHY;1313). >
    > My favorite part of is that having darker skin moderately
    increases the risk > of being male!
    > > Cybercollegially,
    > Charlie Wankel > St. John's University--New York City
    > listmaster mg-ed-dv > wankelc@stjohns.edu

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  • 2.  economics web site

    Posted 03-07-1999 12:02
    Bruce,
    Though not "principles", many economics links can be had through:
    http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/econinfo.htm
    Cybercollegially,
    Charlie

    > Is anyone willing to recommend a
    > free web site exists on basic micro and macro-economic
    > principles?
    > Bruce