Basics theory and its application. Focus on data and information.
At its most granular level, the economy is composed of three fundamental factors: labour, capital and land. These factors interact… READ MORE
Statistics Canada uses a classification system to describe Canadian economies: the national economy and the economies of the ten provinces… READ MORE
A prior post noted that the global socio-economy is experiencing an unprecedented era of accelerated economic growth and enhanced quality… READ MORE
The world has reached and sustained a level of income and a quality of life unimaginable to anyone before the… READ MORE
This post is intended to provide basic descriptive statistics for the components of Canada’s Gross National Product using the income… READ MORE
Limits to Growth (1972) and the World Conservation Strategy (1980) led to the development of sustainable development (SD) frameworks over… READ MORE
Inflation and the high cost of groceries has become a headline topic. The American Federal Trade Commission issued a report… READ MORE
Statistics Canada is tracking and publishing value of retail e-commerce in Canada as a component of its monthly estimate of… READ MORE
This post deals with a local economic issue. The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge provides residents of Ontario convenient land… READ MORE
This is a fun posting. Banning exports of strategic knowledge and their applications is a common feature of modern international… READ MORE
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.
A retired economist just stumbling and bumbling along to the end of the road.