BTC vs. BTC-What Saifedean Ammous' Upcoming Book Gets Right (And Wrong!) | HackerNoon
Dr. Saifedean Ammous explores an alternative economic history in his upcoming book, The Gold Standard, depicting a successful gold-based monetary system.
Debt: Bitcoin Is Not A Return To Stateless Money, It Is the First
Debt precedes money; credit was used in ancient societies before the advent of coinage, fundamentally altering traditional economic narratives.
Claudia Goldin, 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Economics: Feminism became a very bad word in the United States'
Claudia Goldin's Nobel Prize recognizes her pioneering research on the gender wage gap and women's underrepresentation in the labor market.
Paul's Journeys and the Mediterranean Trade
Mediterranean trade flourished under Roman control, especially in luxury goods from Eastern provinces, due to infrastructure and strategic routes established during this period.
Business has changed over the years, but it still comes down to: 'Can I make a few quid out of it?' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
The current environment for entrepreneurs is significantly more challenging than in past decades, primarily due to increased regulatory hurdles.
AI optimists are behaving like the investors who got burned in the Great Depression and dot-com bubble, Vanguard's chief economist warns
The current U.S. stock market is significantly overvalued, driven largely by high prices in technology and communication sectors.
Investor enthusiasm for AI tools like ChatGPT has resulted in an extreme increase in technology share prices, despite limited growth expectations.
These Historical Tariffs Changed the Course of Trade Forever
Tariffs have historically played crucial roles in economic development and international relations, significantly shaping historical events and national policies.
10 Medieval Studies' Articles Published Last Month - Medievalists.net
Medieval studies are exploring significant shifts in labour relations and the challenges historians face with sacred texts.
During Art Week Tokyo, one exhibition is rediscovering the art of Japan's 'lost decades'
Ryutaro Takahashi's collection reflects 30 years of Japanese contemporary art, highlighting socio-political effects and the legacy of the bubble economy.
How Tupperware parties empowered homebound suburban women DW 09/20/2024
Tupperware played a significant role in empowering women economically through direct sales, despite facing societal challenges related to credit and financial independence.
Home prices almost never go down
Home prices in the U.S. have generally risen over the past 75 years with very few exceptions.
New Medieval Books: The Price of Collapse - Medievalists.net
The Ming Dynasty's collapse was influenced significantly by grain prices affected by climate change during the Little Ice Age.
The surprising truth about wealth and inequality in the West | Aeon Essays
Recent research suggests asset ownership expansion, not taxation or war, is the key driver of wealth equality in the last century.