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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Why we have a wage inequality problem
Wage inequality is a topic in elections around the world. What can be done to provide more income for those without jobs, and those with low wages? Wage inequality is really a sign of a deeper problem; basically it reflects … Continue reading
Our economic growth system is reaching limits in a strange way
Economic growth never seems to be as high as those making forecasts would like it to be. This is a record of recent forecasts by the International Monetary Fund: Figure 2 shows world economic growth on a different basis–a basis … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged economic growth, entropy, peak oil, renewable energy, slow economic growth
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Why Globalization Reaches Limits
We have been living in a world of rapid globalization, but this is not a condition that we can expect to continue indefinitely. Each time imported goods and services start to surge as a percentage of GDP, these imports seem … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged commodity prices, demand growth, economic growth, exports, globalization, imports, oil prices
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