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Why Oil Prices Can’t Bounce Very High; Expect Deflation Instead
Economists have given us a model of how prices and quantities of goods are supposed to interact. Unfortunately, this model is woefully inadequate. It sort of works, until it doesn’t. If there is too little of a product, higher prices … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged collapse, exports, imports, low oil prices, peak oil, supply and demand
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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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