Browsing Tag
GDP
45 posts
China Has Sort Of Bounced Back From The Coronavirus
China becomes first major economy to recover from Covid-19 pandemic But not, you know, totally. The Chinese economy…
Just An Indicator Of The Effect Of The Euro On Italy’s Economy
An interesting little point here: It is two weeks since the Office for National Statistics published a record-breaking…
This GDP Stuff Really Matters, You Know?
It’s a commonplace among the mouth breathers these days that Gross Domestic Product doesn’t really matter. That economy,…
Beware Those Economic Numbers
We have varied sets of economic numbers to try to measure the world around us. All of them…
Memo To Phillip Inman – 1.25% Of The Economy Isn’t A Solution
Phillip Inman in The Observer tells us that it’s rent that’s the problem. We can’t have all those…
The Falling Labour Share Of Income
I am much less convinced this is actually a problem. In fact, I tend to think that the…
Bad News For Economic Fat Controllers – Economic Autocracy Kills Growth
Ha Joon Chang is not the only one out there. The Senior Lecturer is known to succumb to…
Dear Larry Elliott – What Race To The Bottom On Tax?
A line from Larry Elliott’s latest piece showing that of course the Tories are wrong on the economy:…
If Only The Guardian Employed An Economist – Instead Of Richard Partington
Richard Partington is the economics correspondent for The Guardian. True, he’s a step up from that bird who…
Less Than 3% Global GDP Growth Is A Recession
Yes, yes, we normally think of a recession as being negative growth. More formally, two quarters or more…