New food safety bill

I'll talk about this a bit tonight, read this for background.

Your practice question is in the comments

Time yourself (30 minutes, let's say) and it should be a surprise. Please type up your answer if you can. Please bring it to class this coming Tuesday, one week from today, or the next Tuesday (it is less good to send me a file, do this only if you cannot make class).

After that the offer to grade it expires, although of course you can still use it for your own practice.

Strictly optional, in any case!

Here is *a* practice question, not *the* practice question

Let's say the TSA makes airline boarding procedures more onerous. How does the sector equilibrium shift, under various assumptions?

Medical and health care issues

Read here.

A new paper using ADS securities methods

Strictly optional, but at least read the abstract.

M&A to hit $3 trillion this year

The story is here.

How Ireland guaranteed all liabilities

And what happened.

France outlaws discount pricing for eBooks

Story here.

Canada blocks the bid for Potash

Story here.