Gorgeous representation of the world's languages.
scmp.com/infographics/a… http://t.co/HytMI4nXzQ—
Zach Noble (@thezachnoble) May 30, 2015
How many speak each language?
07 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in population economics Tags: economics of languages, network economics, network goods
Weight control ads in days gone by
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
Men wouldn't look at me when I was skinny. Surprising #vintage ad – things change. http://t.co/wbZOML4XX4—
This is stunning! (@thisisstunning) May 12, 2015
45% of Australia and New Zealand are immigrants or their children
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics Tags: Australia, economics of immigration
Extreme poverty is not the same thing as digital poverty
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
Percentage of people around the world who own smartphones, via @conradhackett. Note #China. http://t.co/wAOmIklVbW—
Legatum Institute (@LegatumInst) May 30, 2015
The Puerto Rican sovereign default explained
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic growth, fiscal policy, international economic law, politics - USA, population economics Tags: ageing society, economics of immigration, Puerto Rica, sovereign defaults
Puerto Rico's debt is nearly half that of California for a population one-tenth the size on.wsj.com/1Kj5XPZ http://t.co/nM2aM8kWtP—
Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) June 29, 2015
Fastest-growing economies and fastest-growing populations
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, population economics Tags: ageing society, labour demographics
Food is now much smaller share of the average family’s budget than in the 60s
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, labour economics, population economics, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, family poverty, poverty line, poverty measurement, statistics
The success of Indian migrants
27 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
Indians have become an extraordinarily successful minority in America. A burgeoning new elite econ.st/1cgD0GN http://t.co/XxwcclHpDJ—
The Economist (@EconEconomics) May 26, 2015
Japan’s population distribution by age – 1950, 2007, and 2050
26 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
Japan's population distribution by age – 1950, 2007, and 2050.
(from: wapo.st/153trI8) http://t.co/vt9z9NQDFs—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) June 22, 2015
P.T. Bauer on overpopulation
24 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, human capital, labour economics, P.T. Bauer, population economics Tags: economics of fertility, endogenous growth theory, overpopulation, population bomb
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The median age in each country
24 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in population economics Tags: ageing society, labour demographics
The median age in each country http://t.co/nUHGzTpwFc—
Amazing Maps (@Amazing_Maps) March 10, 2015
Who taxes average workers most out of Australia, New Zealand, the USA and UK?
23 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in fiscal policy, macroeconomics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, public economics Tags: Australia, British economy, New Zealand, taxation and the labour supply
Figure 1: Direct taxes on the average worker in Australia, New Zealand, USA and UK, 2001 – 2012
Source: OECD Factbook 2014
Taxes on the average worker measure the ratio between the amount of taxes paid by the worker and the employer on the country average wage and the corresponding total labour cost for the employer. This tax wedge measures the extent to which the tax system on labour income discourages employment.
The taxes included in the measure are personal income taxes, employees’ social security contributions and employers’ social security contributions. For the few countries that have them, it also includes payroll taxes. The amount of these taxes paid in relation to the employment of one average worker is expressed as a percentage of their labour cost (gross wage plus employers’ social security contributions and payroll tax).
An average worker is defined as somebody who earns the average income of full-time workers of the country concerned in Sectors B-N of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC Rev. 4). The average worker is considered single without children, meaning that he or she does not receive any tax relief in respect of a spouse, unmarried partner or child.
Child poverty rates in single parent and couple families, Anglo-Saxon countries
22 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, child poverty, economics of the family, family poverty, Ireland, single mothers, single parents
Figure 1: Child poverty rates by family type, Anglo-Saxon countries, 2010
Source: OECD Family Database; Poverty thresholds are set at 50% of the median income of the entire population.
The Quantity and Quality of Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, American and English & Welsh Lives, 1965 to 1995
21 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, Gary Becker, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, technological progress Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, life expectancy, lost decades, New Zealand, The Great Enrichment
Figure 1: increase in real GDP and increase in real GDP plus life expectancy GDP increase equivalent, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and England & Wales, 1965 to 1995
GDP per capita is usually used to proxy for the quality of life of individuals living in different countries. Becker and his co-authors computed a "full" growth rate that incorporates the gains in health and life expectancy.
Figure 1 shows that New Zealand was way behind the other countries in improvements in the quantity and quality of life between 1965 and 1995. This brings new meaning to the two decades of lost growth between 1973 and 1995. Canada should refer to 1965 to 1995 as its golden era.
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