Friday, February 28, 2014

Subsidies Run Amok

The New York Times reports that Thailand is facing a growing group of industries (here corn producers) lining up to receive subsidies, similar to the subsidies that were enacted in 2011 for the rice industry.  Thailand is struggling with the impact that these subsidies are having on the growth in the national debt as predicted by the supply and demand model presented in class.

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