How important is economics?

Answer: "I am the king and can do what I want," the king tells himself.​ The k.​.​.​ Finand's Digest Top Stories For You How important is economics? John Soroushian, NYU MBA worked at Brookings, the Fed, and Treasury Written Nov 4 "I am the king and can do what I want," the king tells himself. The king had just met a British economist that told him about the benefits of international trade. The king r...  Read More » If the Art of War by Sun Tzu is a useful masterpiece in strategies, why would China lose in the Second World War? If China had applied the strategies, why would it be still terribly invaded by Japan? If China had not applied them, why? Johannes Sulistyo, Has been an enthusiast since 1990 Updated Oct 25 Ooh how I have been waiting for question like this to appear. Thank you very much for this. This is a very legitimately good question. I used to worship ancient Chinese wisd...  Read More » What is an example of a time someone took political correctness too far? Richard Starr, works at University of Southern California Written Sep 13 After 9/11 there was an iconic scene of 3 firefighters raising an American Flag. They decided to make a statue of it. Instead of using the firefighters as shown here, which h...  Read More » As a pilot, do you prefer the Airbus or the Boeing cockpit design? Alex Mollen, Owner/Managing Director (2011-present) Updated Nov 6 There is a joke I once heard: "How do you tell a novice Airbus pilot from the experienced Airbus pilot?" "When the Airbus' sophisticated automation kicks in, the novice Air...  Read More » My sister is considering feeding her infant a vegan diet. How can she make sure the baby is healthy? Tina Marie Maccarthy Written Sun She SHOULD NOT feed her infant a vegan diet… ALL babies & toddlers needs milk untill 2 years of age.. she should wait untill the child is 5 years old before weaning him/her...  Read More » How do you define Capitalism, Socialism and Communism in one line? Tony Plank, former Lawyer and DBA, but forever Scrum Master Updated Dec 23, 2017 Adam Smith got rich making widgets when Karl Marx seized his wealth in a fit of righteous jealousy, not knowing that Vladimir Lenin was hovering, about to hit him over the ...  Read More » What causes economic inequality? Allen Lobo, Corporate finance executive, former physician-scientist Written Oct 2 Two factors which already do and will continue to lead to an explosive level of income inequality in the future. IQ level. Super-couples. And to make matters worse, those two ...  Read More » What did teenagers do for fun in medieval times? Elspeth Cowie, B.A. History, University of Nottingham (2019) Written Oct 23 Medieval teenagers didn't exist. No, really. You were a child, and then you were an adult. This transition happened somewhere around 12-14, and by the end of it, you were an...  Read More » How progressive is Qatar? Sven Williams, lives in the Middle East. Written Aug 5, 2017 How progressive is Qatar? Depends on: …what you mean by "progressive"; Qatar allows women to drive and live independently, doesn't chop off hands and heads, and allows relat...  Read More » Why do some people over-exaggerate China's economic capabilities and influence, when 9 out of the top 10 economies in the world are still the USA and its allies like Japan, Australia, etc.? Stefan Gebhardt Written Mon First of all its 7 out of 10, since India and Brazil are not really US allies. Next, allies are only important on a military basis, economically that's totally irrelevant. ...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/