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Economics

Descent of the Global Monetary System

When I studied economics at Sydney University in the early 2000s and financial economics at Oxford in the early 2010s, I learned pretty much the same thing about money; very little. Money is not really respected in academia, and so most of the attention tends to focus on other topics: the interaction between buyers and […]

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Economics

Rising COVID cases, falling economy

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the combined health and economic impacts are likely to be truly massive. Where did it all go wrong? Since this is not a medical sciences blog, we will leave the health related issues to the relevant experts. However, that leaves plenty of topics to examine on the economic front. […]

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Skills, Tips, and Tactics

Tackling the Challenges of Remote Consulting

Consulting is a complicated job that requires a deep understanding of the problem at hand, processing large volumes of data, producing a solution and communicating clear action-oriented recommendations to the people in charge. When you have to work from a distance, conducting these steps can be an issue. Due to the latest situation created by […]