The website of economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth, expert in demographics, global trends and the future of work
Canada just presented its Federal Budget, which was ostensibly about helping women’s economic power. I’m kind of underwhelmed (and old-fashioned enough to wish they would just balance the books, for everyone’s sake). Here is my piece on it for the Globe and Mail
A blog that covers economic and labor market trends may seem to be a strange place for a fiction book review. Then again, maybe not. The changes now going on in the workplace are saga-worthy, and there is something to be said for looking at those changes through novelists’ eyes. Besides, it’s my blog and […]
Demographics always matter – even when we are talking about the Olympics. Here is my latest for the Globe and Mail, which talks about the way that some countries have a demographic advantage.
My latest piece for the Globe and Mail tackles the issue of the pay gap between men and women in Hollywood. It isn’t fair, but what is exactly? See it here
Here is my latest piece for the Globe and Mail. I write about – hot topic these days- minimum wages but more specifically why they are an issue at a time when the unemployment rate is so low. I mean, the market should be pushing up wages anyway right? Of course it is more complicated […]
Of all the things I do work-wise, one of my favorites is speaking to live audiences. You cannot fake it: you are up in front of people who are investing their time and you have to give them something that makes them believe it was worth showing up. It is a challenge but it is […]
My latest piece for the Globe and Mail on why Prince Harry is one of many young men ‘marrying up’
Here is my latest column the Globe and Mail. The subject is youth unemployment and underemployment…can the Bank of Canada (or any central bank) fix that problem?
Is there a better way to see the future of work than to follow the drama that is Uber? The ride-hailing service burst on to the scene in San Francisco just about six years ago and nothing has been the same ever since. From how to manage a gig workforce through to how technology is […]
Walmart buying Modcloth? ‘Say it’s not so’ went the lament from Millennials and other assorted cool people earlier this year. After all, Modcloth is a cutting-edge, online retailer that offers funky clothes for those who consider themselves the opposite of everything the world’s biggest retailer stands for. Modcloth and Walmart could never be a fit […]