Economics Archives - Anticentric

Tamagotchi economy and virtual pet collectors

Hidden economies: The secret world of virtual pet collectors

August 27, 2020 David Ho

Entire economies have emerged around collectibles like the iconic Tamagotchi, an electronic pet that first emerged in the 1990s and now been rebranded and reborn. At first, the electronic pet lived its life in a small pixelated screen but newer models have color screens and new apps aimed at younger aficionados.

In Argentina’s chronic economic crisis, COVID-19 may simply speed up the inevitable

April 21, 2020 Anticentric

Argentina was already on the brink of economic catastrophe before COVID-19. Things have only gotten worse.

Bangladesh on track to pull off a multi-decade economic miracle

March 6, 2020 Alfred Romann

Bangladesh has been undergoing a significant shift that could have a dramatic impact on global supply chains and secure an economic miracle. COVID-19 could put a damper on growth by shutting down factories en masse. Bangladesh has tapped into global supply chains. HONG KONG – Bangladesh is not known as

COVID-19: In Canada, quarantines and precautions are the concern for many

March 3, 2020 Alfred Romann

The fear that the coronavirus outbreak has caused can be difficult to understand in places where the outbreak has been relatively small. And yet, it is right there and impossible to ignore. For some of us, it is not so much fear as the understanding that it makes very little

Inequality, logistics, waste leave millions hungry

February 14, 2020 Anticentric

It is unlikely the world will be able to meet its goal of eliminating hunger by 2030. Progress has been made on tackling world hunger but food insecurity started rising in 2014 (see chart here).. Hunger and undernutrition has a real impact on the global GDP. There are 7.8 billion

Crypto significant but unlikely to move mountains

October 29, 2018 Alfred Romann

Cryptocurrencies have a long way to go before they live up to the potential that true believers claim they have. They are worth an impressive amount but do not have widespread awareness nor any clear use-case among users. Financial regulators around the world are beginning to look at the market