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10 Jul 2021 4 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
***HISTORY*** Economic theory has held that there exists an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation. Again, in theory, if you think this through, it makes sense. When you have low levels of unemployment, workers have available more di...
18 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments nealmcspadden
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/within-five-years-us-hedge-funds-expect-to-hold-10-6-of-assets-in-crypto Source: https://www.barclayhedge.com/solutions/assets-under-management/hedge-fund-assets-under-management/ Source: https://coinmarketca...
18 Jun 2021 9 minute read 5 comments Seth Carter
I'm an economist-in-training. More specifically, I'm a PhD researcher and student in economics trying to gain the skills I'll need to become a professional. Most of the time, this process consists of me making numerous and embarrassing mistakes that...
16 Jun 2021 6 minute read 0 comments nealmcspadden
How much do you really have to make to beat unemployment and kid credits? In this video, I run through some of the analysis of that question. Of course, it varies by state. It will also vary on whether or not the feds are kick...
12 Jun 2021 3 minute read 2 comments Energymancer
First, I must say this; I am not a financial advisor; I am not giving financial advice. I am telling everyone what I plan to do in the near term. It is my opinion that the US and Europe are going to enter a hyperinflationary period. I say this by loo...
7 Jun 2021 1 minute read 2 comments TheRuneLion
Being a writer sucks, you have to be a masochist, I kid you not. Also, I have to be as good with the editing as I can possibly be as there's NO Publisher involved...it's ALL on me to get it right. That said, I've spotted more than a few errors in P...
6 Jun 2021 4 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
BACKGROUND In March, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the American Jobs Program, a sweeping and wide ranging proposal to spend $2 Trillion over a 10 year budget window on American infrastructure and other projects. However, what is consider...
2 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments kev_nag
Clearly, it is impossible to place a dollar value on a human life. However, to completely assess the economic effects and impacts of events such as the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, economists are tasked to do just that. To accomplish this difficult endeavor,...
1 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments nealmcspadden
Schiff has long been an outspoken opponent of bitcoin as money. His argument has pretty much been some form of the above tweet for years now. And $BTC has had its ups and downs over that time, mostly ups. At this point, I think it's just become a me...
26 May 2021 6 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
The rate of unemployment for a nation is a key indicator of the strength or weakness of its economy. Beginning a macroeconomic look at unemployment in the United States must start with the definition of the term and how the rate thereof is calculated...
