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Do We Actually Need Debt?
Mar 07, 2023Is there such a thing as "good debt"? And how could something good cause so many issues? On top of this is there any way that we could just run an economy without debt and would we be better off for d...
Did Washing Machines Change The Global Economy More Than The Internet?
Mar 04, 2023The internet is widely hailed as one of the most economically impact inventions of the modern era. But there is one much more mundane invention that at least one economist believes was even more impor...
Can an Economy Grow Forever?
Mar 01, 2023Economic growth is something that is important to every global citizen today. But it's not something to necessarily take for granted – we are certainly not "owed" long-term growth. We must earn it. An...
Can a New Leader Save North Korea's Economy?
Feb 26, 2023What will the potential economic outcomes of leadership change be why is it that a dictatorship inherently makes for a poor economy? What the potential outcomes will be for North Korea will be in the ...
The Unstoppable Economy Of Hong Kong: The Land Of Billionaires
Feb 23, 2023Hong Kong has done very well for itself as a global middleman. And the meteoric rise of its neighboring economy, China, has only strengthened the city’s already-prosperous position. But, of course, i...
The Economy Of France: How The French Set Global Economic Trends
Feb 20, 2023France is a global trendsetter for other economies. This goes from the rollout of the metric system to more tangible short term indicators. If you want to predict the future, look to France. This is n...
Do We Actually Need Taxes?
Feb 17, 2023Taxes are an unfortunate reality for most people living and working in the modern world, we pay them every year, we complain about them, and then we forget them until next year. Taxes are one of the ...
The Economics Of The Art Market: Why This Painting Isn't Worth $450 Million
Feb 14, 2023In 2017, at Christie’s Auction House in New York, a mysterious #Art buyer bid a record-breaking $450 million dollars for the #SalvatorMundi; a painting by the legendary Leonardo da Vinci. News of the ...
The Wild Economy of Brazil
Feb 11, 2023Brazil is currently the 9th largest economy in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund. This means that if the nation does make the jump from developing to developed, it could rival ec...
The Economics of China’s Enormous Belt & Road Initiative
Feb 09, 2023China's Belt and Road initiative is set to be the most influential economic development project in recent history. It’ll be an investment measured in trillions, connecting dozens of nations with roads...