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Showing posts with label debt overhang. Show all posts

Showing posts with label debt overhang. Show all posts

Monday, June 11, 2012

The World's Debt Crisis: How Long and How Hard?

Interesting research by Kenneth Rogoff, Carmen Reinhart and Vincent Reinhart takes a look at 200 years of public debt overhang episodes whe...

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A Political Junkie: I have been an avid follower of the world's political and economic scene since the great gold rush of 1979 - 1980 when it seemed that the world's economic system was on the verge of collapse. I am most concerned about the mounting level of government debt and the lack of political will to solve the problem. Actions need to be taken sooner rather than later when demographic issues will make solutions far more difficult. As a geoscientist, I am also concerned about the world's energy future; as we reach peak cheap oil, we need to find viable long-term solutions to what will ultimately become a supply-demand imbalance.

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