Saturday, March 8, 2014

Made a graphic to show why Chipotle is concerned about the supply of avocados. Maybe we DO need to be worried after you see this.

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I pieced together two maps (sources cited below) to show why the Chipotle restaurant chain has expressed some concern about its supply chain...

All the nuts are in California. No, really, they are. Nice graphic on nut production (and veggies and fruits) in the Bay State.

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This from Mother Jones via Big Agriculture. I was very surprised by the percentages here.  I am guessing you might be as well. They in...
Friday, March 7, 2014

Why did the unemployment rate INCREASE in February when more jobs were created than expected? You know what they say about Statistics. See here the what for's...

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Lately the pace of job creating has been tepid, to say the least, BUT the unemployment rate has been going DOWN.  How does that happen? Th...

First look at the latest jobs report out today. Some good, some bad, but not necessarily ugly.

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Here is your first look at the BLS's "Establishment Survey" of employment in the US for Feb 2014.  This is a survey of US busi...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Maps of India, South Africa and the Korean Peninsula at night. One has more light, one has the same, and one has none. Economic progress in one blog posting...

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One of my favorite maps is "The World at Night". It is composite map that shows the presence of artificial light or more specifica...
Monday, March 3, 2014

Conserve Water, Eat Less Broccoli. Nice infographic on amount of water needed for various food staples.

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How much water does it take to grow your favorite veggie? Conserve water.  Eat LESS Broccoli...Done.  :) Found HERE
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My take-down of a Wall Street Journal article. It helps with understanding the difference between a Giffen and a Veblen Good AND a market reaction. They confuse ALL three!

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In today's Wall Street Journal there is an article on the state of the world wide luxury goods market. In my opinion they make LOTS of...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Interesting data on New Home sales in the past 2 years. Evidence of economic recovery or income inequality? I report, you decide...

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Below is some new housing data I took from the US Census report on New Housing in the US(January 2013). It shows the number of New Houses ...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Population trends and the Federal Budget. One captures the other by the tail.

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Demographics---I harp on this a lot, I know.  My prior posting HERE you can see a graph that gives me hope regarding the economic future. St...

Nice graph showing the saviors of the US economy are those of you in High School and College right now. We just have to wait for you to get into your 30's!!

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Saw this graph at Motley Fools and felt more hopeful about our economic future. The age group 30-44 is an important one because it represen...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Energy use as a Variable Cost. Nice analysis that gives me a chance to GO TO THE GRAPHS! :)

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C onsumer good manufacturing is a highly competitive industry. There is constant pressure to reduce costs.  Most of the costs producers fac...

Common question from students: Do I need to file a tax return or what? Well...yes, no, maybe. See here for the basics...

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This time of year I often get inquiries from students about filing tax returns.  Mostly whether if they need to or not because of the limite...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Federal Budget over time has become one that does less and transfers more. Is this a good thing, bad thing, or just a thing? See graphic here...

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Here is a graphic from NPR that shows the ebbs and flows of  US Federal Budget SPENDING as a percent of Gross Domestic Product. I doctored...
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AP Microeconomics lesson on Negative Externalities. Nice real life example!

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A report by the US Dept of Agriculture suggests LOTS of food in the US goes to waste. They estimate that 31% o f food produced and sold to c...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Disney has raised its theme park prices AGAIN! See here by how much and how it compares to inflation. Pricing Power, indeed!

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Disney has increased the price of admissions to its Theme Parks (Orlando Fla and in California) effective, well, immediately. The old pric...
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