Economics

October 16, 2024

SHI 10.16.24 – A Tale of Two Nations

  It’s hard to prove a counterfactual.   Consider this statement:   “Fred forgot to set his alarm, and consequently he was late.   If he had set […]
October 2, 2024

SHI 10.2.24 – Sweating the Labor Market

Consider this:   US employers added jobs for 44 consecutive months.      But hiring is not as robust as it once was.  It’s easy to see […]
September 26, 2024

SHI 9.25.24 – Much Ado About Nothing

I just returned from London.   Which, as you know, is the home of Shakespeare and his infamous plays.   We walked past the Globe Theater […]
August 28, 2024

SHI 8.28.24 – Tennis Millionaires

“You  can’t  make a living playing tennis,“   . . .  my wife’s father told her when she was a child.  Before she was even 10, […]