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By Boing Boing on Sep 20, 2016 in: economics, jobs, money, work
Over at Democracy Journal, my Institute for the Future colleagues Marina Gorbis and Devin Fidler explore the "digital coordination economy" (aka the on-demand economy) and how "it may take deliberate design choices in platform architecture, business...
By Thinking Out Aloud on Sep 18, 2016 in: economics, history, policy, politics, war
As one contemplates the rise in anti-immigration parties in Europe, and the fraught politics of immigration in the US, it is very striking how little political angst Australia's very high level of immigration has caused. True, the nationalist On...
By Boing Boing on Sep 16, 2016 in: Business, economics, religion
The largely tax-free religion industry is one of the biggest in America, worth $1.2 trillion/year, a number that includes religious "healthcare facilities, schools, daycare and charities; media; businesses with faith backgrounds; the kosher and halal...
By Things Are Good on Sep 14, 2016 in: economics, happiness, social, work
Modern economists and too many politicians argue that economic growth in itself will make people happier. They are wrong. Economic growth doesn’t bring happiness to societies, but decreasing economic inequality does. Another (unsurprising) elem...
By Mark Wadsworth on Sep 13, 2016 in: Economics, media
On a lighter note, here area few outings for that tired old journalistic cliché from the past week:City hiring holds up despite banks’ Brexit fearsKamel Mennour to Open London Gallery Despite Brexit FearsExperts say Brexit will not cause a recess...
By Thinking Out Aloud on Sep 10, 2016 in: books, economics, history, money, policy, politics, technology
This is based on a comment I made here.The history of (long distance) trade can be divided into 4 eras, one of which is regional and transitional:Continental-coastal: outside local areas, trade was limited to thin networks of high value items with so...
Some may think my headline is not true. After all, didn't we just celebrate a national holiday that honors the American worker? But the fact is that one day designated as a holiday doesn't show respect, if the other 364 days in the year has our gover...