The website of economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth, expert in demographics, global trends and the future of work
“I’m trying for Freedom 95” says a friend explaining his retirement plans. It’s a joke, sort of. Some people try, or used to try, to save enough to get out of the labor force a good ten years ahead of the norm, and maybe they do manage it (London Life has a financial planning division […]
How can a city with a unemployment rate of 19 percent scoff at any industry, especially one that accounts for 15 percent of its GDP? That was my first thought when I heard that the city of Barcelona is actively pursuing a strategy to keep tourists out. Then again, the issue of tourism and economic […]
Hey I’m a politician – again! I’ve declared to be a candidate for Town Council in my home town for a by election coming up in a few weeks. It’s my second try at this, given that I unsuccessfully made a bid for a seat in the last municipal election (see my experiences in that […]
If you were a brand new graduate from a top tier university, you had a degree that made you a hot item and you could work anywhere at all, where would you choose? Say it came down to Wall Street or Silicon Valley – both of which offered pretty nice compensation packages – which would […]
Trust me, I am not saying that ‘Oprah’s Favorite Things’ are a good approximation of anyone’s holiday shopping list. Still, I think it is an economic indicator, of a type, just the same. The Queen of Daytime Talk (and the Forbes-magazine certified 580th richest person in the world, thank you very much) debuted the list […]
Thought I would post this nice book review of Economorphics that appeared in the publication Canadian Government Executive. The reviewer (Harvey Schachter, who also writes for the Globe and Mail) says that ‘ Economorphics is a book that government executives can learn from, as they establish policies for tomorrow.’
Is being a ‘solopreneur’ – someone who basically runs their own shop –a good thing or a bad thing for the economy? We had better figure it out, because apparently the number of them (us actually, I am one as well) are increasing a phenomenal rate. That is one of the conclusions from a new […]
Yes, it is an economic story. Goodness knows the Jian Ghomeshi mess has a little something for everyone – horror, drama and apparently porn – but if you were making a movie it could also be a financial thriller. So much of the drama of the past days involves economic motives, and rational ones at […]
A long time ago, when I was deciding what to do when I grew up, I gave some thought to being a newspaper reporter. I liked to write, I was good at it, it sounded fun. I have always been a practical person though, so when I read that many journalism jobs paid poorly (and […]
Hey – I just lost an election! It was not exactly a surprise – I was going up against a 10-year incumbent and I only put a couple of months and a relatively small amount of money into the battle – but it is disappointing just the same. Still, I am glad I gave it […]
