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An indicator of the Health and Vibrancy of the economy of Sault Ste. Marie
This post deals with a local economic issue. The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge provides residents of Ontario convenient land… READ MORE
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Export Restrictions on Strategic Materials A Curious Early Example
This is a fun posting. Banning exports of strategic knowledge and their applications is a common feature of modern international… READ MORE
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Central Government Debt to GDP – Part 2 (Sustainability)
Part 1 of this post focused on the level of central government debt, Part 2 focuses on the change of… READ MORE
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Central Government Debt to GDP Part 1
A nation’s GDP is, in effect, the revenue base for the government. A common measure of the debt burden and… READ MORE
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People not in the Labour Force
Many economists expect a labour shortage in the developed world in the near to medium term due to the structure… READ MORE
wisdom for this month
James Graham on the lingering and as yet unresolved effect of the 2008 global Financial Crisis (Reuters digital July 17, 2025)
…We’d been promised that this was the end of history and that everything was inevitably going to be a linear advancement towards progress and improvement. … I had no idea the longer, bigger crises and anger that was going to be coming down the line.
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