Stop Pretending that an Economy Can Be Controlled
We reproduce verbatim a very interesting article by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General. All our blogs are original, with very minorContinue Reading
Category: Economics
A Bank in a Nutshell
Businesses rely heavily on information and data. Many businesses actually store data. Some businesses use this data to derive statisticsContinue Reading
Prediction: a quick way to look like an idiot.
What is a prediction? A prediction is a statement about what will happen or might happen in the future. ThisContinue Reading
Trump, Brexit and the Failure of Predictive Analytics
The two most important events of this year are the Brexit and the election of the President of the US.Continue Reading
Resistance to Shocks Ratings of 28 EU Member States
The EU28 Resistance-to-Shocks (RtS) ratings. To navigate the Complexity Maps, click on the corresponding icon. Hover and click the mouseContinue Reading
Why Has Our Ability To Engineer Complex Products Diminished?
The complexity of modern products, as well as the associated manufacturing processes, has increased over the past few decades andContinue Reading
Will Global Trade Recover Anytime Soon?
In a 2015 United Nations Trade and Development Conference report “Trade Slowdown” one reads: ‘As of 2014 the trends inContinue Reading
DB Closing Branches. We Said It.
It is known that Deutsche Bank is in trouble and, according to some, it poses a huge threat to the stability ofContinue Reading
What Makes Data Big?
‘Big Data’ is a popular subject nowadays. Here is what Wikipedia says on the subject: “Big data is a termContinue Reading
Three Questions to Executive Chairman of Universal Ratings
Short interview with Dr. J. Marczyk, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Singapore-based Universal Ratings Pte Ltd. See video here.
Artificial Intuition 