Resource management has always been and still is an important part of policy-making in the economy in Canada. Like many non-renewable natural resources, the economics of fisheries can be sustainable if managed correctly… and Canada has been involved in both successes and total failures with fishery management. Perhaps we can draw on Indigenous knowledge and lessons from recent history to imagine and “sea” a future with sustainable fishery economics.
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The Airbus A380 has an unmistakable grandeur by virtue of its enormity and capacity. What led to the failure of its multi-billion dollar project? The world is changing by the second, and it’s difficult to imagine what conditions and constraints will arise in the future.
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NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, have made headlines around the world with artists, celebrities, and everyday people making millions of dollars selling seemingly unassuming digital media.
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As it continues to grow apparent that there may never be a return to the “normal” that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic. People are making choices to not return to their jobs, to take strike and bargaining actions, and to withhold their labour. It is vital to understand the context and motivations underlying the public behaviour.
The cognitive capabilities of our minds constrain us from being the ‘rational economic agents’ that mainstream economic models theorize us as. Exploring decision-making by governments and individuals during the pandemic, through the lens of behavioral economics, can unravel the many cognitive delusions that we fall prey to.
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With the ever growing private space sector, more and more corporations are looking for highly profitable avenues to our cosmos, and asteroid mining presents the perfect opportunity to do so. Let’s explore the myriad economic and legal questions within this potential-filled industry.
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It’s become clear that people were gradually shifting away from the nine-to-five life, but this change was happening at a snail’s pace—that is until COVID-19 sent everyone home. Let’s discuss one of the most far-reaching effects of the pandemic, the abandonment of physical offices and the rapid digitization of our workplaces and lifestyles.
It's inevitable that as time passes, products cease functioning; design is not stagnant and technology is ever-improving. But the desire to sell more often leads companies to create products that stop working well before their time, and it's putting a strain on the planet as well as the consumer's wallet.
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