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Gavin Chait is an economist, engineer, data scientist, sometime-traveller, and author. He leads Whythawk for consulting, and developed Pikhaya.com, a business intelligence web service built from open data.

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Is inflation a good or bad thing? Why do governments want some inflation?
Aug 28, 2010
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Why do people buy US dollars on the black market?
Jan 27, 2012
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Where do countries / national governments borrow money from?
Sep 22, 2010
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In a competitive market, why is movie theater popcorn expensive?
Nov 4, 2011
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What should I look at before investing in a start-up?
Sep 1, 2010
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How can rebuilding a city/large area be considered an economic boost?
Mar 15, 2011
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What are the best strategies to give pocket money or an allowance to children?
Sep 20, 2010
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Do Banks Cause Inflation? What are other possible causes?
Oct 18, 2011
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Are there any countries where citizens are free to use any currency?
Sep 12, 2010
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When should I start an LLC for my side work?
Aug 28, 2010
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Clarifying the Area 51 proposal: Can some basic economics and policy questions be on-topic?
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Economics.SE is closing, do we want some of their questions?
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Python as a statistics workbench
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What are useful indexes for rapid evaluation of country economic risk?
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How do economists quantify black market operations?
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What are the effects of turning a backed currency into a fiat currency?
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Why can't (or shouldn't) economists answer normative questions?

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