Yves here. This post provides news you can use, even if of a grim variety. It provides practical suggestions on how to bolster physical and financial protection in climate change related extreme events, including fires. Having said that, even some...
Yves here. It seems intuitive that introducing robot into workplaces is meant not just to reduce labor expenditures, but also suppress wage rates. However, given the number of soi disant experts that try to contend that automation increases pay levels,...
For over three decades, Mexico has been a veritable paradise for global mining conglomerates, serving up some of the laxest regulations in Latin America. That is now changing. Mexico’s outgoing President, Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador (aka AMLO), may only have...
CEO compensation at large firms is high, especially in comparison to average worker wages, sparking debates over income inequality. Critics argue that such pay packages are unfair and disproportionate to actual company performance. Proponents contend that high pay reflects productivity...
Looks and Gaming: Who and Why? NBER The end of menopause: would women be healthier and happier if they menstruated for ever? Guardian (Dr. Kevin). *Sigh* This really underplays HRT as an alternative. HRT has been demonized for increasing cancer...
Yves here. This post covers so many autonomous/separatist movements that someone not familiar with the terrain is left with questions. For instance, the Basque fared far better in the post-2008 crisis period than the rest of Spain. Catalonia is similarly...
The Harris Walz plan for reining in grocery prices appears to contain two components, one of which has attracted a lot of attention (stopping price gouging), while the second (antitrust against food processors) has garnered less criticism (see agenda here)....
of 2022H1, in light of his declaration of recession now. From August 1, 2022, from Heritage Explains episode “Biden’s Recession”: In terms of how we define it or what marks a recession, the basic understanding is that when the economy...
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. The balance between the length of this post and the reseach done to write it turned out to be a little off, but hopefully readers will find it useful in any case. I will cover...
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Still with the Thrashers! California Thrasher, Daley Ranch, San Diego, California, United States. * * * * * * Contact information for plants: Readers, feel free to contact me at...
