The Saudi king’s golden escalators are examples of their affluence from oil and the need for Saudi diversification from oil.…
The Unintended Consequences of NIRP
While illicit activities inspire people to fill suitcases with cash, negative interest rates also motivate businesses and households to demand big bills.…
Grandpa’s Growing Slice of the Income Pie
With aging populations growing in many countries, income distribution tradeoffs will be necessary for pensions, subsidized investments and bonds.…
How Aging Populations Affect What We Make and Sell
Through robot innovation and changes in retail and housing markets, nations with aging populations will show the impact of a massive demographic shift.…
The Impact of Japan's Aging Population
As Japan’s aging population grows older, the country’s producers of goods and services will increasingly cater to an above 65 demographic.…
Part 2: What To Do When More People Are Old
Facing an aging population and more entitlements, countries that are encouraging more births to expand the labor force might be creating a bigger problem.…
Part 1: What To Do When More People Are Old
As population shifts, developed nations will have redistribution decisions as the proportion of the non-working aged and the young need more labor income.…
What An Unemployment Rate Does Not Tell You
A single statistic like the unemployment rate for Japan, the European Union and the U.S. can be misleading until we look more closely at what it represents.…
How Does a Helicopter Drop $4 Trillion?
When the Federal Reserve’s three basic monetary policy tools did not work, it created quantitative easing to up economic growth and decrease unemployment.…
Do You Want a Healthcare Nudge?
Primarily for fiscal reasons, in Japan, most 40-74 year olds get their waist size checked each year. A part of the required annual physical exams from local government or employers, waist size is moni…