Category Archives: Economic History

Back to the future for economic inequality

Posted on 31/01/2015 by J.F. Gjersø

Apart from global warming, it is arguably the rise in economic inequality witnessed over the past forty years that constitutes the most significant threat to our democratic social order. Unlike pandemics or acts of terrorism, inequality develops insidiously during which … Continue reading →

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US Income Distribution

Posted on 11/11/2011 by J.F. Gjersø

  Source: http://g-mond.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/topincomes/

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Earthquakes in Japanese Economic History

Posted on 17/03/2011 by J.F. Gjersø

Situated at the confluence of four tectonic plates, the islands of Japan is subject to a high level of seismic activity. Large scale earthquakes has historically occurred in fifty-year cycles with the most recent Tōhoku earthquake of 11th March 2011 … Continue reading →

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Demographic Composition and Economic Development

Posted on 06/01/2011 by J.F. Gjersø

There is often a causal relationship between a country’s demographic composition and its relative economic performance. Ceteris paribus, the greater proportion of working age individuals in a population, the greater capacity a country has for production of goods and services … Continue reading →

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