Self-tutoring about business: the tutor mentions an interesting story about perceptions. I lived away some months last year. It was a lot to get used to, compared to living at home. Life was much simpler, yet some logistical things needed …
Self-tutoring about the economies of Brazil and Canada: the tutor mentions a comparison. In the year 2003, Brazil’s economy was about 0.5T (US), while Canada’s was about 0.9T. In 2022, Brazil’s is around 1.9T; Canada’s, around 2.2T. Therefore, Canada’s economy …
Self-tutoring about modern business words: the tutor mentions greenwashing. I arrived at the term “greenwashing” wondering its meaning. I had an idea about it, but had to check. “Greenwashing,” apparently, is when an organization pretends to care for the environment …
Self-tutoring about international business: the tutor mentions a current issue with offshoring. US economic complexity is 14th in the world; Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) is 3rd. How the Americans let this happen might boggle one’s mind, if one cares to think …
Self-tutoring about accounting definitions: the tutor mentions operating income. The following is my understanding of operating vs net income. Operating income refers to income made from a business’s fundamental activities less expenses incurred therefrom. Therefore, it doesn’t deduct taxes or …
Self-tutoring about business: the tutor looks at the (fading?) blossom of globalization. Back in the 2000s, Lou Dobbs and others were discussing how America had one chief export: jobs. “We keep shipping jobs to [insert some other country],” was an …
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Self-tutoring about the relationship between social and economic complexity: the tutor observes. Socially, life seems much more complicated in Canada than 20 years ago. It’s very important to choose one’s words carefully, keep one’s thoughts to oneself, etc: life seems …
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Self-tutoring about geography and business: the tutor mentions a video he saw. I saw a video on YouTube, by CityGlobeTour, about the 20 countries who exported the most oil, 1970-2021. It’s a five minute video, with the countries changing places …
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Self-tutoring about business: the tutor looks at the popularity of cryptocurrencies. For the casual observer, cryptocurrencies are an inescapable topic in business today. Bitcoin, for example, has risen to a price of around $40K (Canadian) since 2010, when it cost …
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Self-tutoring about business and economics: the tutor mentions Italy. Italy seems to have run a trade deficit in 2022, but a surplus from 2012 until then. In 2020, Italy’s biggest export was packaged medicaments. To my understanding, that means medicines …