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I have uploaded a new presentation that I gave June 16, 2018, at the BioPhysical Economics Conference. It is called Insights Regarding the Operation of the Energy Economy.
Tag Archives: economic growth
A Video Game Analogy to Our Energy Predicament
The way the world economy is manipulated by world leaders is a little like a giant video game. The object of the game is to keep the world economy growing, without too many adverse consequences to particular members of the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged debt levels, economic growth, EROEI, high oil prices
2,300 Comments
World GDP in current US dollars seems to have peaked; this is a problem
World GDP in current US dollars is in some sense the simplest world GDP calculation that a person might make. It is calculated by taking the GDP for each year for each country in the local currency (for example, yen) … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged deflation, economic growth, energy prices, inflation, interest rates, oil prices
2,988 Comments
The Next Financial Crisis Is Not Far Away
Recently, a Spanish group called “Ecologists in Action” asked me to give them a presentation on what kind of financial crisis we should expect. They wanted to know when it would be and how it would take place. The answer … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged collapse, economic growth, energy consumption, oil prices, peak oil
3,812 Comments
Why We Should Be Concerned About Low Oil Prices
Most people assume that oil prices, and for that matter other energy prices, will rise as we reach limits. This isn’t really the way the system works; oil prices can be expected to fall too low, as we reach limits. … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged economic growth, low oil prices, oil prices, solar panels, wind turbines
2,716 Comments
Oops! The economy is like a self-driving car
Back in 1776, Adam Smith talked about the “invisible hand” of the economy. Investopedia explains how the invisible hand works as, “In a free market economy, self-interested individuals operate through a system of mutual interdependence to promote the general benefit … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged dissipative structure, economic growth, oil price, open system
2,573 Comments
