Pages tagged "AskProfWolff"
Ask Prof Wolff: Marxist Dialectics - Where Philosophy and Economics Meet
A Patron of Economic Update asks: "I stumbled upon your video about dialectics about a month ago and I was wondering if you could...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: Why Inequality Exists Within Some Nonprofits

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Dear Professor Wolff, could you discuss economics' at not-for-profit academic hospitals? How do these hospitals afford the salaries of highly paid administrators (CEOs, Deans, Chairs, etc) who do not contribute to...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: Bankruptcy Is Normal Under Capitalism

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Can Prof Wolff please explain what it means when a country...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: Can Private Foundations "Save" Capitalism?

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Hello Prof. Wolff, I came across this article that shows there’s a study on 'Re-imagining' Capitalism (https://hewlett.org/newsroom/major-philanthropies-launch-effort-to-establish-multidisciplinary-centers-at-leading-academic-institutions/). Why is the Hewlett Foundation engaging Howard University’s Center for an Equitable and Sustainable Society? Could this be a way of making...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: Why Employees Need a Seat At The Table

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Hi, Prof Wolff. I work as a pilot in the airline industry. We enjoy great pay, benefits, work rules, etc. compared to other labor in the USA. This is because we have strong unions. There is a company that is doing great financially, has publicized massive growth plans, but is dead-set against meeting pilots’ demands for...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: Falling Profits & Undemocratic Decisions

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "What are some potential macroeconomic consequences if a significant number of corporations began to...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: Government Finance - The Truth Behind Borrowing

Two Patrons of Economic Update ask: "Can you please explain the difference between the government borrowing money (from the corporations/rich/other countries) vs. printing money? What are the differences between government bonds for financing...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: The Relationship Between Government and Businesses

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "My original understanding of your position and approach to creating more worker coops was that it could NOT really be successfully done by any government forcing changes in the internal structure of enterprises. I have heard that during Stalin's time that was tried, but failed. My understanding of your position was that, while the government could help in some ways, any large increase in the number of worker coops would have to occur by people...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: What Ray Dalio Misses in His Analysis of Empire

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "I was wondering what Prof. Wolff’s opinion is on this video (youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8) in terms of the...
Read moreAsk Prof Wolff: Elections and Canada’s New Democratic Party

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Curious if you have any comment about the ‘grand legally binding leftist coalition’ announced in...
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