Category: Economist
Which are the Most Productive State Economies?
The Economist’s Free Exchange blog has a graph comparing the productivity of state economies (measured in GDP output per hour worked) versus the extent of urbanization. The conclusion? More urbanized states tend to have higher productivity. To take it a bit further, there are some highly urbanized states that are even more productive than they [...]
The Economy: Is that light at the end of the tunnel or a runaway freight train?
It is hard to tell whether economic optimism is justified these days. BusinessWeek reports that the US jobs outlook is brightening thanks to gains in manufacturing and mining–thanks mostly to the expansion in gas extraction (fracking, anyone?) On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal reports that Germany’s economy is in the midst of a [...]
While Boehner & Company continue to fiddle. . .
. . . the Economist reports that individuals are threatened with hunger and important counter cyclical programs are being damaged when America needs them most: Take food stamps, a programme designed to ensure that poor Americans have enough to eat, which is seen by many Republicans as unsustainable and by many Democrats as untouchable. Participation [...]
Economist: New Opportunities in the US Marketplace
In a recent article, the Economist‘s Schumpeter highlighted an increasingly attractive market segment among US consumers: The average American household saw its real income decline between 2005 and 2009. Millions of middle-class Americans have been forced to “downshift”, as credit dries up and the costs of college and health care soar. Some 44m Americans live [...]
Banks, Risks and Bubbles: A Primer
This video from the Economist has a pretty good summary of why were in the mess were in:Technorati Tags: economy Learn more about us at fairweatherconsulting.com
