While the conventional wisdom says that the world is fragmenting, it is likely that there is much less deglobalization than we think.
Looking at Past, Present, and Future Globalization
Looking at the past, the present, and the potential for future globalization, we can expect our interconnectedness to change.
The Mystery of the Missing Services
Much less visible than the goods that travel in huge container ships, the global trade in services can be seen when we just look at everyday activities.
The Travels of a Cashew
We seem to be going nuts for cashews. You can see below that the U.S. and India are eating the most. We like our nuts as a snack, in protein bars and as cashew milk. In India, a growing middle…
Hamburger Economics
Our Sunday Charts The 2014 Big Mac Index is out and not much has changed. Norway’s Big Macs are most expensive and Chinese Big Macs are cheap. As The Economist explains, starting in 1986, they wanted to take a lighthearted look at whether currencies…