http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/ Business and Economics News Thursday, August 21, 2008 00:08 MST en-us http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/79_million_US_adults_have_medical_bill_problems_or_are_paying_off_medical_debt.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/79_million_US_adults_have_medical_bill_problems_or_are_paying_off_medical_debt.asp Thursday, August 21, 2008 00:00 MST High cost of care and inadequate insurance leading more adults to delay or avoid getting treatment; working-age Americans spending more of income on out-of-pocket costs http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Toll_Roads_or_Sales_Taxes.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Toll_Roads_or_Sales_Taxes.asp Wednesday, August 20, 2008 00:00 MST Most forms of transportation finance are regressive forms of taxation that burden the poor more than the rich http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Unclear_whether_or_when_mortgage_rates_will_drop.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Unclear_whether_or_when_mortgage_rates_will_drop.asp Sunday, August 17, 2008 00:00 MST Despite widespread expectation that banks should be passing on reductions in the official cash rate with cuts in mortgage interest rates, it is now very difficult to work out whether those hopes are justified. http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Family-Based_Brand_Identity_Influences_Customers_Purchasing_Decisions.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Family-Based_Brand_Identity_Influences_Customers_Purchasing_Decisions.asp Saturday, August 16, 2008 00:00 MST A new study shows that promoting the fact that the business is a 'family' business positively influences customer purchasing decisions. http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Americans_spending_gambling_saving.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Americans_spending_gambling_saving.asp Friday, August 15, 2008 00:00 MST Who's happiest, who's most at risk? http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Changes_in_Work_Force_not_Pay_Narrowing_the_Gender_Wage_Gap.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Changes_in_Work_Force_not_Pay_Narrowing_the_Gender_Wage_Gap.asp Wednesday, August 13, 2008 00:00 MST Economists show that the apparent narrowing of the wage gap between working men and women is actually due to the type of women who are now working ??" not how much they???re being paid. http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Political_candidates_and_other_phantoms_Consumer_choice_in_changing_markets.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Political_candidates_and_other_phantoms_Consumer_choice_in_changing_markets.asp Tuesday, August 12, 2008 00:00 MST The Impact of Decoy Dynamics on Consumer Choice http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Job_Growth_Not_The_Only_Factor_In_Reducing_Poverty_In_Large_Metro_Areas.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Job_Growth_Not_The_Only_Factor_In_Reducing_Poverty_In_Large_Metro_Areas.asp Wednesday, August 06, 2008 00:00 MST A new study suggests that it may be easier for people living in small metropolitan areas to get out of poverty than it is for those living in large metro areas. http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Subprime_lending_not_main_trigger_of_real_estate_bubble.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Subprime_lending_not_main_trigger_of_real_estate_bubble.asp Tuesday, August 05, 2008 00:00 MST Study points to 2003 credit market shift as key reason for runup in home prices http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Gasoline_Stations_Set_Prices_to_Match_a_Small_Number_of_Other_Stations.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Gasoline_Stations_Set_Prices_to_Match_a_Small_Number_of_Other_Stations.asp Monday, August 04, 2008 00:00 MST A new study shows that to a large extent, gas stations set prices to match a small number of other gas stations. However, these stations are not necessarily the closest in distance. http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Florida_consumer_confidence_rises_as_residents_look_to_the_future.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Florida_consumer_confidence_rises_as_residents_look_to_the_future.asp Sunday, August 03, 2008 00:00 MST Consumer confidence among Floridians rose one point to 60 in July from its revised index and all-time low record in June, signaling that state residents may be looking ahead to when the housing market picks up http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Florida_dairy_farmers_made_more_on_milk_spent_more_on_feed_in_2007.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Florida_dairy_farmers_made_more_on_milk_spent_more_on_feed_in_2007.asp Saturday, August 02, 2008 00:00 MST Wholesale prices for Florida milk hit an all-time high in 2007, but dairy farmers??? potential profits were reduced by skyrocketing feed costs http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Why_play_a_losing_game_Study_uncovers_why_low-income_people_buy_lottery_tickets.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Why_play_a_losing_game_Study_uncovers_why_low-income_people_buy_lottery_tickets.asp Friday, August 01, 2008 00:00 MST Research points to poverty's influence http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Report_proposes_strategies_to_ensure_global_energy_security.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Report_proposes_strategies_to_ensure_global_energy_security.asp Friday, August 01, 2008 00:00 MST A new policy report suggests strategies to deal with the current turmoil in the global energy markets, including the role of petrodollars in the U.S. credit bubble. http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Ag_economists_analyze_high_commodity_and_food_prices.asp http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Ag_economists_analyze_high_commodity_and_food_prices.asp Thursday, July 31, 2008 00:00 MST Commodity prices - and resulting food prices - are rising sharply, driven by a combination of factors that include high oil prices spurring biofuels growth, a weak dollar and world production and consumption trends