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Category Archives: Financial Implications
Debt: The Key Factor Connecting Energy and the Economy
There are many who believe that the use of energy is critical to the growth of the economy. In fact, I am among these people. The thing that is not as apparent is that growth in energy consumption is dependent … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged Debt, economic growth, EROEI, interest rates, negative interest rates, oil price
695 Comments
US 2015 Oil Production and Future Oil Prices
Oil production can be confusing because there are various “pieces” that may or may not be included. In this analysis, I look at oil production of the United States broadly (including crude oil, natural gas plant liquids, and biofuels), because this … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged low wages, oil price, oil production, tight oil, wage inequality, world debt
1,015 Comments
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
1,136 Comments
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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