Minimum wage

Does rising the minimum wage cause unemployment?
Most studies find that this is indeed the case.

The higher the minimum wage, the flatter the wage structure (ie the wages progress less, and remain overall closer to the minimum wage)?
I would be tempted to think yes, but I could not find any research paper to back my intuition.

"La France, une nation de smicards?" Definitely.

Bedtime reading

Interesting blogs on the current financial crisis:
Vox
Baselinescenario

Be warned: reading these could either put you to sleep or give you a headache. Be sure to keep some Advil handy.

I feel lame

because I don't have a twitter yet.

In 2003, I felt the same way because I didn't have a Linkedin account.
In 2004, I felt the same way because I didn't have a blog.
In 2006, I felt the same way because I didn't have a myspace.
In 2007, I felt the same way because I didn't have a Facebook account.

This time, maybe I really don't NEED a twitter. I am already struggling to update my blog once a month anyway.

J'aime...

le Bubble tea!

Pour la recette et la photo, c'est ici

Happy New Year!

En vrac, mes resolutions pour 2009 (juste pour le fun, quand je ferai le bilan en janvier 2010...):

- apprendre a tricoter --et pendant que j'y suis, a crocheter--
- refaire marcher mes neurones en travaillant ou en etudiant
- lire 2 livres par mois
- revoir mes amis qui vivent au loin
- me remettre au sport 2 fois par semaine
- coudre au moins 2 heures par semaine
- ranger mon closet
- programmer un sejour au ski pour l'hiver prochain
- passer le fil dentaire au moins 2 fois par semaine
- renouveler mon stock de lingerie elimee
- m'acheter une paire de jolies baskets marrons
- ecrire plus a mes amis et a ma famille
- trier mes photos

Mmmmmmmm on va s'arreter la ....c'est deja suffisamment ambitieux.....