Tuesday, December 3 has been dubbed #GivingTuesday by the 92nd Street Y in New York City. They created the event last year to promote philanthropy in contrast to Black Friday and Cyber Monday and the general excess of shopping that takes place this time of year. I’m getting a ton of emails in my in-box… [Read More]
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Miscellaneous items in my in-box, November 23, 2013
So much interesting news in this most-interesting economy, yes? Among the items that caught my attention: The Economic Policy Institute has a new analysis on Federal Reserve policy that favors low inflation. This is important because there’s a tradeoff between inflation and employment; in general, high inflation is associated with high levels of employment and… [Read More]
My thoughts on the holiday shopping season
I appeared on the November 17, 2013 edition of WLS-Chicago’s Newsviews program, talking about the holiday sales outlook. Part 1: Part 2:
The Gambia: The World and a Very Small Place in Africa
The African-Nation-A-Week project was delayed by a long book: The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, The Gambia. But what a fascinating book! Donald Wright takes a district in The Gambia, Niumi, and uses it as a starting point to explore the effects of globalization on the… [Read More]
