Author : David Caploe

1 December 2010 Since the start of the euro crisis, Europe's leaders have perfected two techniques: scrambling to catch up with events, and playing them down. Again and again,...

30 November 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com We hate to be party-poopers -- as elite media and politicians all over the world  freak out about...

29 November 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com Almost all public discussion of the Korean situation has focused on immediate actions and re-actions, without a clear...

25 November 2010. This must be what they mean by "trickle down" economics. Two years after the onset of the financial crisis, Wall Street’s moneyed elite are breathing easier...

24 November 2010. When Indians travel to Europe, they are usually drawn to Paris, London and Switzerland,  places that are familiar to them through Bollywood films.  Since the 1990s,...

 22 November 2010.  22 November 2010. There is no question that wireless technologies -- and cell phones in particular -- have made possible a huge jump into the future...

18th November 2010.  A few days ago, we ran an In The News item about how demand for copper in China is pushing global prices for the metal to surprisingly...

16 November 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com. 16 November 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com. Yesterday, we criticized President Obama and several...

15 November 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com To be fair, there were at least two positive outcomes from President Obama's trip: 1) He publicly endorsed India...

11 November 2010. A few years ago, Silicon Valley start-ups like Solyndra, Nanosolar and MiaSolé  dreamed of transforming the economics of solar power  by reinventing the technology used to make solar...