Category Archives: World Economics

Things pertaining to the global economy and geopolitics.

Tit For Tat Tariff – Who Wins?

Posted on 7 April 2018 by

A brief questioning of the notion that tariffs are all bad all the time and that China has little motivation to give in. Continue reading →

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Posted in Economics - Trading - and Money, World Economics | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Tariffs, Trump, Trade & Balance

Posted on 8 March 2018 by

We must “Be The Mirror” to China. They have strong merchantilist policies and behaviour. Until that is fixed, we must have equally strong protectionist policies. Balance and Symmetry is essential and our balance of trade must be a balance, not a tsunami. Continue reading →

Posted in Political Current Events, World Economics | Tagged , , , | 41 Comments

Baumol Cost Disease? I’m Not Convinced…

Posted on 27 June 2017 by

Baumol and Baumol’s Cost Disease. I’m not convinced… Continue reading →

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Why Robot Labor Is Disruptive But Not Catastrophic

Posted on 11 May 2017 by

Robotic labor will be disruptive in some industries, but we have had many such disruptive transitions in economic history and handled them well. I explore why, and what kinds of things enter into this decision space and push to the conclusion. Continue reading →

Posted in Tech Bits, World Economics | Tagged , , | 44 Comments