Economics Forum Charter - READ BEFORE POSTING. Updated 13/7/2011

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Welcome to the Economics forum.

General
This is the Economics forum, for the discussion of topics relating to economic theory; academic economic courses; economic events and/or current economic affairs. This is not a personal finance forum. Quoted sources should be referenced if requested. This charter is a guideline of the rules and is not all inclusive.

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Other
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The_Minister

Oh, and God help ANYONE who posts in text speak.

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There have been quite a few threads lately with questions like "Am I paying too much tax?" and "Are shares in AIB good value at the moment?" This forum wasn't created for personal finance-type queries so I think posters will get better responses in more dedicated forums.

Some forums that might be better suited to helping out are:

Banking & Insurance & Pensions
Consumer Issues
State Benefits
Work & Jobs
Investments & Markets
Accommodation & Property
Entrepreneurial & Business Management

I'd appreciate it if you'd consider posting threads in these forums instead. Less work for us and better responses for you

Thanks!

later12

Due to the ongoing economic crisis, there has been an understandable increase in questions and posts relating to emerging events.

Please remember that whilst this forum is suitable for discussion relating to the study of economics, and economic theory, boards.ie also facilitates political discussion on economics through the Politics, and Irish Economy forums.

Examples of questions that can be raised in this forum:

• When discussing the European Union, many people refer to the Taylor Rule. What is the Taylor Rule?
• Do recessions increase efficiency?
• Can inflation overstate the cost of living?

However, examples of questions that are better suited to the political forums include

• Why does the ECB ignore the Taylor Rule?
• Should the Irish Government embrace this recession?
• How should the Government respond to the latest CPI/ HICP data?

These are just examples for illustrative purposes, and topics for discussion are not limited to such examples.

Essentially, if your question is of a political nature, you will probably receive answers to your better satisfaction in the political forums.

However, if you are raising a question or discussion about real life economic developments, but your fundamental question, or discussion, relates to economic theory or associated academic issues, then do feel free to post here.