economic forecasting

"Offers a guide to real-world economics. Distilled from Sharma's quarter century traveling the world as a writer and investor, his rules challenge conventional textbook thinking on what matters--and what doesn't--for a strong economy. He shows why successful nations embrace robots and immigrants, prefer democratic leaders to autocrats, elect charismatic reformers over technocrats, and pay no mind to the debate about big versus small government. He explains why rising stock prices matter as much or more than food prices, which measure of debt is the best predictor of economic crises, and why no one number can accurately capture the value of a currency. He also demonstrates how a close reading of the Forbes billionaire lists can offer the clearest real-time warning of populist revolts against the wealthy. Reimagines economics as a practical art, giving general readers as well as political and business leaders a quick guide to the most important forces that shape a nation's future"--Provided by publisher.

Demonstrates that the world is headed toward an economic disaster of unprecedented proportions that will occur in 1990 and will continue until at least 1996.

This narrative explores how inflation and the imbalance of supply and demand can cause an economic downturn.

"A reevaluation of economics as a practical art form distills economics into ten succinct rules while discussing how to recognize political, economic, and social changes that affect everyday life"--OCLC.

Exlpores the rise of Xiaomi in China's smartphone market.

Peter Frase argues that increasing automation and a growing scarcity of resources, thanks to climate change, will bring it all tumbling down. In Four Futures, Frase imagines how this post-capitalist world might look, deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction to explore what communism, rentism, socialism and exterminism might actually entail.

The conservative stalwart proposes a bold vision of the future: America is on the cusp of a renaissance, a new birth of technological and scientific innovation that will dramatically transform the prosperity and quality of life of every American. Our biggest enemy? Special interest groups, powerful lobbyists, and government bureaucrats who are determined to squash, control, or prevent these innovations--and permanently change the future of America.

Examines the abilities of some people, defined as "superforecasters," who seem to be able to make highly accurate predictions about the future, such as in economics, politics, and warfare. Describes the common denominators uniting a range of superforecasters interviewed by the authors--such as probabilistic thinking and using a wide range of sources for evidence--and offers advice for developing accurate prediction skills.

"A Gaia original." Presents formative ideas and holistic approaches to the human and ecological crisis in the world.