Tag: Economics

In recent months, the trucking industry has experienced a noticeable sigh of relief as diesel prices took an unexpected dip. For companies that have been grappling with the uphill battle of rising operational costs, this downturn has been akin to a refreshing breeze on a hot summer day. The impact o...

I often get asked the same question in interviews — “Why did you become an author?” If the question is asked in a print or radio interview, I trot out the same canned response like a well-trained pony. But if the question is asked in a TV interview…I am in trouble. I a...

Feminist perspectives in the universe of academia, research, and social sciences — such as history and economics — start from an extremely simple operation: paying attention to voices, subjects and experiences that have been made invisible, have been forgotten, or undervalued due to thei...

Humans often disagree on most things: from arguing over the best restaurant in town to the greatest footballer ever. However, most humans — ancient or modern, from the East or the West, living in the mountains or deserts — would agree that the ultimate purpose of any human endeavor is to...

Why Retire in Jamaica? With a pleasant climate and an easygoing lifestyle, one could look for more about retiring in Jamaica and ask if it is a good place to live during the golden years. The country has excellent cuisine, breathtaking natural wonders, and affordable housing options. It’...

The popular board game Monopoly is noted for its brightly colored property cards, metallic playing pieces, and frenzied exchange of play money. It’s more than simply a game of chance and strategy; it’s also strikingly analogous to our real-world economy. Monopoly players go through econo...

Luckily for us, we’re in the privileged position of being able to watch smart and creative people build coffee businesses from scratch. Nothing is more exciting than seeing ideas that never would have occurred to us long-time industry folk being conjured up and realised by new entrants in our ...