One happy-place for the professional contractor and weekend DIY’ers is standing in line waiting to pull a building permit for their upcoming (most likely started and almost finished) construction project. NOT! Ok perhaps obtaining a building permit for home renovations or construction projects may not be a favourite task, it is however, a necessary task…… Continue reading For your Safety and Economic Forecast, Pull a Permit
Category: Economic Status
Brace Yourself for Inflation
Inflation, simply put, is the overall decline in the value of money. As prices increase the less each dollar is worth. The larger the increase in the price of goods and services, the more individuals are required to spend each year on living expenses — housing, fuel, health care, and most importantly food. Last year…… Continue reading Brace Yourself for Inflation
The Rise of Zombies in the Wake of COVID-19
We are spending double the amount of time on our streaming platforms compared to last year, close to 45.4 billion minutes spent on Netflix alone in the first few weeks of March 2020. Movie titles such as: 28 Weeks Later (2007), Quarantine (2008), Carriers (2009), and I Am Legend (2007), have provided an escape from our quarantined hideouts. Unfortunately, such movies about a virus-infected planet and roaming…… Continue reading The Rise of Zombies in the Wake of COVID-19
Bretton Woods, London, Geneva, Havana: Origins of Internationalism
“Money is of secondary importance, the management of the economy comes first. When the economy is not healthy, the currency cannot be healthy. In the framework of a healthy European economy and of an intelligent division of labour between the various European countries, the monetary technique. Obviously, the Reichsmark will have a dominating position. The…… Continue reading Bretton Woods, London, Geneva, Havana: Origins of Internationalism
The Effectiveness of Antidumping Laws
Introduction One of the most recent controversial topics in international trade has been the role of antidumping laws. This paper examines the origins of antidumping laws and their economic rationale. The purpose of antidumping law is to protect domestic industries from injurious and unfair dumping practices of foreign firms. Dumping is defined as “…where the…… Continue reading The Effectiveness of Antidumping Laws
From Trade to Autarky and Back Again! Economic Review of Chile Between 1945 – 2000
Introduction Over the past 55 years, Chile has adopted extreme trade policies from a relatively closed economy to a largely open economy. These extreme policy changes can be divided into two-time frames: a) 1945-1973 “import-substitution era”, and b) 1973-2000 “trade expansion”. The major change in 1973 was due to a military coup, led by General…… Continue reading From Trade to Autarky and Back Again! Economic Review of Chile Between 1945 – 2000
Analysis of the Efficiency and Equity of Green Taxes
According to enthusiasts for green taxes, taxation is the way to a better environment and a healthier economy. True or false? Unfortunately, in a world of convenience, pollution is the price we pay for those conveniences. Automobile manufacturing releases smog in the atmosphere, but we demand more gasoline cars. Complaining about garbage dumps increasing in…… Continue reading Analysis of the Efficiency and Equity of Green Taxes