Basics theory and its application. Focus on data and information.
Part 1 of this post focused on the level of central government debt, Part 2 focuses on the change of… READ MORE
A nation’s GDP is, in effect, the revenue base for the government. A common measure of the debt burden and… READ MORE
Many economists expect a labour shortage in the developed world in the near to medium term due to the structure… READ MORE
The unemployment rate is a popular measure of well-being of the economy. It is a measure of the number of… READ MORE
Capital expenditures are direct investments to maintain and enhance the capacity of the Canadian economy. The covid-19 economic shutdown exposed… 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.