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The World’s Fragile Economic Condition – Part 1
Where is the world economy heading? In my opinion, a large portion of the story that we usually hear about how the world economy operates and the role energy plays is not really correct. In this post (to be continued … Continue reading
The Approaching US Energy-Economic Crisis
I was recently asked to give a talk called, “The Approaching US Energy-Economic Crisis.” In other words, how might the United States encounter problems that lead to a crisis? As we will see, many of the problems that could lead to … Continue reading
Oops! Low oil prices are related to a debt bubble
Why is the price of oil so low now? In fact, why are all commodity prices so low? I see the problem as being an affordability issue that has been hidden by a growing debt bubble. As this debt bubble has … Continue reading
Why Standard Economic Models Don’t Work–Our Economy is a Network
The story of energy and the economy seems to be an obvious common sense one: some sources of energy are becoming scarce or overly polluting, so we need to develop new ones. The new ones may be more expensive, but … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications, Introductory Post
Tagged collapse, economic models, networked systems, oil price, oil substitution, peak oil
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Oil Limits and the Economy: One Story, Not Two
The two big stories of our day are (1) Our economic problems: The inability of economies to grow as rapidly as they would like, add as many jobs as they would like, and raise the standards of living of citizens … Continue reading
Posted in Book draft, Financial Implications, Introductory Post
Tagged collapse, diminishing returns, oil limits, recession
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