Archive of posts filed under the Economy category.

GDP per Capita: Select Developed vs. Emerging Countries

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Emerging markets have still a long way to go before they catch up with developed markets in terms of GDP per capita. This figure is calculated by taking the overall GDP of a country and dividing it up for each individual in the country. Despite explosive growth in emerging markets in the past few decades, …

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US Unemployment Rate vs. Labor Force Participation Rate

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The US Unemployment Rate has been on the decline for many months now. But the Labor Force Participation Rate has also been declining. The unemployment rate stood at just 4.9% in October and the number of unemployed persons was 7.8  million according to the official data from BLS. The labor force participation rate at 67.3% in …

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Trade: Which Countries Are Most Exposed To The US?

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Global trade has been running smoothly among countries for a few decades now. However with the election of Trump trade has become an important factor to consider for investors. This is because President-elect Trump has proposed to withdraw the US from trade agreements or amend the terms and conditions of those deals. In addition, he …

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Which European Countries Are Leaders In Innovation?

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Innovation is an important determinant of a country’s economic growth. Hence high investment in R&D must be encouraged both by public and private institutions. The US traditionally leads the world in innovation in many industries. Countries in Europe are the next in coming up with world-class innovations. But among the European countries which countries are lead …

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Why Do US Airlines Make Passengers Suffer? Because They Can

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Air travel in the US is one of the miserable experiences that most of passengers have to put with. Today fellow blogger and Founder and chief investment officer Barry Ritholtz of Ritholtz Wealth Management posted a link to an interesting article in The New Yorker that discussed why and how airlines make their customers suffer. From …

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