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Flipping the Script: How Bipolar Currency is Changing the Game

by Mohamad Hassan Shahrour and Mohamed Arouri | Apr 26, 2023 | The Analyst

The world of international trade is undergoing a revolution, as new technologies and global events disrupt traditional systems and practices. At the forefront of this change is the role of currencies, and in particular, the status of the US dollar as a global reserve...

Find upside in the downturn

by Chris Urwin and Jeffrey NG | Apr 26, 2023 | Head Of Research, zOurWriters1

Geoff Colvin wrote “The Upside of the Downturn” in the depths of the Global Financial Crisis. Few people were writing optimistic business books in 2009, so this one stands out. Colvin presents that downturn as “The Greatest Opportunity,” arguing that the most...

Remote working: how a surge in digital nomads is pricing out local communities around the world

by David Cook | Apr 26, 2023 | Investor's Notebook, zNewsletter

For eight years I have studied digital nomadism, the millenial trend for working remotely from anywhere around the world. I am often asked if it is driving gentrification. Before COVID upended the way we work, I would usually tell journalists that...

Why Did The Redcoats Wear Red Coats?

by Anthony Gill | Apr 26, 2023 | The Professor, zOtherDiversions

he shots that rang out on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and Concord are widely considered to be the opening salvo in the US War for Independence. Although we may never know who shot first, there is another mystery that economics may help us unravel: why did the British...

The myth of voting with one’s wallet

by Max Gulker | Apr 26, 2023 | Golden Oldie, Political Insider

Originally published September 2020. Do Americans “vote with their wallets?” This near-ubiquitous cliche seems at first to pass the test of common sense. Why wouldn’t people vote for the candidates under whom they’ll do the best financially? A wealthy voter should...