What’s Draining Productivity?  We’d all love to increase our productivity- to get more done in the same twenty four hour day. A trick to help

What’s Draining Productivity? – Part II  Productivity increases are a key driver of growth. In developed economies, capitalism has channeled ‘risk-seeking’ behaviour to generate productivity and growth. This

So Much Interest Our discussion on the Balance Sheet of Nations offered an alternate view of the country’s finances. The assets of a nation can be

What Is the ‘Sharing Economy’?   This new phenomenon has many names – peer-to-peer, access economy, collaborative economy – but ‘sharing economy’ remains the most popular.

Why Isn’t My Home Loan Rate Falling?  A recent gripe from a relative got me thinking… He says the RBI has cut the repo rate

Deglobalisation: The Answer to Inequality?  We have already discussed the tell-tale signs of deglobalisation. The anti-free trade outlook in US politics, Brexit, the non-ratification of TPP

The Balance Sheets of Nations Many economic discussions focus on the ‘flow’ variables of a country – GDP, GNP, deficits, etc. These are important and

My first impressions of China. Enter the Dragon It has been two months since I moved from India to China. As a child, I saw