Economic information these days, influenced by election-year passions, spawned economic claims that do not represent actual underlying economic trends. This post looks at the compelling nature of authentic data that does not have any meaningful forecasting value. Biomass Rules is … Continue reading →
Once again, strolling back to the future, this matrix of biomass products was created 20 years ago. It still relevant and ties together the preceding themes nicely on a different level. Outputs are dependent on the inputs, or, y = … Continue reading →
Most economic demand today manifests itself in report charts and news as a change over time. But traditional economic supply and demand curves do not have time in them (price x quantity). Demand drives any economy, but it doesn’t look … Continue reading →
As a quantitatively trained, free-market economist, I had been shaped to believe buying ‘local’ was a preference that was not cost-effective. But as I grew into a manure visionary and biomass systems economist, bulky and wet materials of limited value … Continue reading →
What? This is what biomass systems economists do. We add value to goods and services in value attributes that go beyond having a price in dollars. Most of my economist colleagues are brilliant price analysts. I am a manure visionary … Continue reading →
