Big Data’s Impact on Oil And Gas

Big Data’s Impact on Oil And Gas

The imperative to get ever more product out of diminishing resources is irreversible. No business is untouched by it. Investment and approval will only go to those businesses that are able to shepherd the resources they’re entrusted with—people, capital, and...
What Is Environmental Economics?

What Is Environmental Economics?

We’ve all heard of economics, but have you heard of environmental economics? Environmental economics is a type of economics that focuses on the financial impact of environmental policies. An environmental economist performs studies to figure out the empirical or...
Can Italy’s Banks Bring Down the EU?

Can Italy’s Banks Bring Down the EU?

Italy’s finances have been bleak for some time now, with a recession that lasted for seven years resulting in the death of almost 25% of industry in Italy. With so much industry gone, Italians have been left with an economy that hasn’t grown in 13 years, and an...
How Big Data is Impacting Economics

How Big Data is Impacting Economics

When you break it down to simple terms, the field of economics at it’s core is about math and people. Nowadays, you might want to add that it’s about math, people, and “big data.”   Economics is the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption,...
Brexit vs. Black Wednesday

Brexit vs. Black Wednesday

In the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Brexit referendum vote in June, you may have seen more than one reference comparing the potential fall-out to “Black Wednesday”. While that is not turning out to be entirely comparable, (Pound Sterling Live said on 7/25/16 that...