Gross Domestic Problem: Don’t Shoot the Measurement
GDP growth is creating more problems than it solves–which is exactly why we need to keep calculating and monitoring it.
Posts
Building a Movement for Happiness
/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOur guest post discusses some exciting initiatives to augment GDP with indicators that measure our well-being or happiness.
Krugman’s Growthism
/5 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDoes Paul Krugman believe GDP growth is making us richer or poorer?
Do We Have the Courage to Bring the 800-lb Gorilla out of the Corner?
/0 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJimmy fox suggests three steps necessary to shrink our ecological footprint to fit within Earth’s biocapacity.
The Negative Natural Interest Rate and Uneconomic Growth
/6 Comments/in Banking, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Monetary Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe next nonsensical strategy for maintaining the dream of endless GDP expansion? Negative interest rates!
Five Christmas Gifts that Keep on Giving
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOn the twelfth day of Christmas, my skewed gov gave to me EXPANDING GDP!
The Five Dumbest Things You’ll Hear About Sustainability
/6 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPeople have said some misguided things about how to run a sustainable economy — here are Brian Czech’s top 5.
Top 10 Policies for a Steady State Economy
/15 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Money and Investments, Population, Poverty, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhile we’re hunkered down enduring the inevitable collapse of the growth economy, we should consider sound policies for a sustainable economy.
The Debt Ceiling: What’s Good for the Public Goose is Good for the Private Gander
/1 Comment/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIt’s common sense: if you want a debt ceiling for the federal government, then you ought to want a debt ceiling for the private sector as well.
A Post-Growth Economy in France?
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHeads of state and top economists actively discussing and debating a post-growth economy? Now that’s progress!