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Making Economics Meaningful – How Official Inflation Figures Obscure Reality
Posted on February 27, 2018 Leave a Comment
Since 2008 (that evergreen financial milestone) central banks have tried to stimulate economies by keeping borrowing rates extremely low. The idea was that people and corporations would be encouraged to borrow and spend money since the cost of that borrowing would be so cheap. This would eventually stimulate the economy through growth, help people get […]
Why The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Made Economic Sense
Posted on September 5, 2014 2 Comments
This week it seemed that much of the media hype around the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge died down as it gradually became eclipsed with other news. In case you somehow missed what this viral sensation was, it went something like this. What started as a youtube video of someone giving $100 to an ALS charity […]
California could be at a tipping point…
Posted on August 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’ve been quite vocal about how one day we will have to accept that things we get for free may not be free forever. Water is of particular concern for everyone not simply because it’s a necessity, but because almost none of us live with water scarcity anymore its often hard to connect the dots […]
Why it’s so hard to see a financial correction when its staring you in the face
Posted on August 21, 2014 Leave a Comment
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll have noticed how I am regularly concerned about the state of the Canadian economy. And while I maintain that I have good reason for this; including fears about high personal debt, an expensive housing market and weakening manufacturing numbers, the sentiment of the market isn’t with me. As of […]
Russia’s Trade War Shows Europe to be The Better Economy
Posted on August 18, 2014 1 Comment
Since I first wrote about the Ukraine much has happened. Russia has been unmasked as a bizarre cartoon villain seemingly hellbent on destabilizing the Ukrainian government, assisting “rebels” and being indirectly responsible for the murder of a plane full of people. All of which came to a head last week when it appeared that Russia might […]
Las Vegas and the Shrinking Invisible Economy
Posted on March 21, 2014 1 Comment
Just over a year ago I postulated that environmental investing may not be dead. The issue that keeps arising is the invisible economy. Traditionally in economics things that are provided “free” by the natural world don’t get counted in “The Economy”, while things that people do want from the natural world do get counted. For […]
The Real Economic Impact of Rob Ford
Posted on November 5, 2013 Leave a Comment
Whether you think that Mayor Ford is great at his job, some terrible buffoon or actually a buffoon that is great at his job, there’s no doubt that we are all paying attention to his antics. But while Rob Ford’s behaviour may be giving Toronto a “black eye” internationally the reality is that it probably […]
