Power Point version “Geometry of Experience Curves”

December 31, 2008 Uncategorized, behavioral economics | Comments (0) Don @ 5:16 pm

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Defines what an experience curve really is.


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Money

December 29, 2008 Publications, economic theory | Comments (0) Don @ 7:03 am

Article for Chemtech on the dimensions of economic systems and their business applications (money=k*People^4):

Part One: money22
Part Two: money23

Note Figure 5, a GNP as deflater forecast from 1984 forward that is amazingly accurate.


Tags: 1984, business, CHEMTECH, deflation, dimensions, Donald I. Garnett, economic systems, economics, GNP, macroeconomics, money, PDF

The Geometry of Experience Curves

December 27, 2008 economic theory, geometry | Comments (0) Don @ 6:10 am



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Defines what an experience curve really is and why.


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Scale vs. Investment

December 18, 2008 Publications, economic theory | Comments (0) Don @ 7:15 am

Article for the Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design:

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Explains reason power laws work for scale vs investment rules of thumb.


Tags: economic, Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, investment, PDF, power laws

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