Category: Economics
Read Any Good Economics Books Lately?
[ad_1] Okay, so the other day a good friend of my at our Think Tank asks me if I had read any good economic books lately, not a question anyone would generally ask, after all, why would anyone go out of their way to read an economics book? Well, I am one, and the book […]
The economic fallout of coronavirus
As the global economy enters an unprecedented shutdown during the coronavirus outbreak, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger talks with Nobel Prize-winning economics expert Joseph Stiglitz; Michael Goodman, president of the investment management firm Wealthstream Advisors; and Jake Dell, owner of New York City’s venerable Katz’s Delicatessen, about weathering the economic storm. She also talks […]
Definition, History, Examples, & Facts
Economics, social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. In the 19th century economics was the hobby of gentlemen of leisure and the vocation of a few academics; economists wrote about economic policy but were rarely consulted by legislators before decisions were made. Today there is hardly a […]
Hammond to pledge 300,000 homes a year
“It is not acceptable to us that so many fewer young Britons are able to own a home” Philip Hammond says next week’s Budget will set out how the government will build 300,000 new homes a year. But the chancellor said there was no “single magic bullet” to increase housing supply and the government would […]
How to Achieve Business Goals and Holiday Bliss this Season
Business owners and busy professionals struggle year-round to achieve the elusive work-life balance, but their struggle becomes more difficult to overcome as the holidays approach. They are pulled in what seems to be a million different directions, especially as they are under intense pressure to achieve their year-end goals and spend the holidays with friends […]