Recently released data shows that Millennials are getting married later and, in growing numbers, may not get married at all, according to a statistical study … Will Millennials Ever Get Married?Read more
Economics
Posted inBank / Economics
Misconceptions Around Banking
There’s a lot of confusion about how banks work and where money comes from. Very few members of the public really understand it. Economics graduates … Misconceptions Around BankingRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
How California Can Save $10 Billion on a $9 Billion Loan
School districts are notoriously short of funding – so short that some California districts have succumbed to Capital Appreciation Bonds that will cost taxpayers as … How California Can Save $10 Billion on a $9 Billion LoanRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire / Worker
Worked to death?
New research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that those in high-stress jobs with little control over their workflow die younger or … Worked to death?Read more
Posted inEconomics / Oil / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Libya and the World of Oil
Last month, at the international tribunal on crimes during the civil war in Sierra Leone, the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor came to … Libya and the World of OilRead more
Posted inEconomics / Fossil fuel / News
Canadian Fossil Fuel Subsidies Drastically Undermine Carbon Pricing
Today, four prominent Canadian environmental groups released a study that shows how billions of taxpayer dollars in federal and provincial subsidies for oil and gas … Canadian Fossil Fuel Subsidies Drastically Undermine Carbon PricingRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire
These Debt & Rent Slaves Get Blamed for the Lousy Economy
Over the past few days, the Diamond Producers Association launched its first new ad campaign in five years after watching retail sales of diamond jewelry … These Debt & Rent Slaves Get Blamed for the Lousy EconomyRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Millennials aren’t big spenders or risk-takers
They’re known for bouncing around jobs, delaying marriage and holing up in their parents’ basements. Dubbed recently as the “children of the Great Recession” by … Millennials aren’t big spenders or risk-takersRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl
Why the Nobel prize in economics was started
It’s the highest accolade, but – unlike the other Nobel prizes – it was started to mark a bank’s tercentenary and is subject to political … Why the Nobel prize in economics was startedRead more