Recent Economic News

The 2007 “Black Swan” has not lost its bite

May 25, 2014 |
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For those who do not have access to the Knoxville News Sentinel, I have posted my article from this weekend here for discussion.  I have included further commentary at the end that I could not include in this first piece.  Your comments and perspective are welcome. Robert Dickie III: Regulation worsens ‘Black Swan’ events Robert…

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Global unemployment…the next tsunami?

February 4, 2014 |
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I met this little boy off a dusty road in a remote village in Tanzania.  He was attending school in this dirt floor hut studying math with other students with a broken chalk board.  There was no power or running water in the village and the nearest town was 45 minutes drive away.  However, the…

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