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Economics

2026

A conceptual image depicting a stark divide: one side is an effervescent, rapidly evolving digital landscape symbolizing the AI Singularity's transformative power, with intricate neural networks and flowing data. The other side portrays timeless, foundational elements of human existence – perhaps a single, precious object or a vast, empty space representing scarcity, highlighting the enduring aspects amidst technological upheaval.

Scarcity: What Changes and What Remains Constant Before and After the Singularity

7 August 2026·3283 words·16 mins

A dynamic visual metaphor depicting intersecting S-curves, symbolizing business growth cycles and strategic renewal. The first curve ascends, reaches a peak, and then a second, higher curve begins before the first one declines, illustrating the 'Second Curve' concept for sustained innovation and investment. Gears or a flywheel element subtly hint at continuous feedback and momentum in economic decision-making.

Marginal Analysis: How to Determine If Continued Investment Is Worthwhile?

25 July 2026·3070 words·15 mins

A visually metaphorical image depicting the complex power dynamics and hidden conflicts within an organization, perhaps resembling an intricate chess game or a scene from a historical palace drama with individuals subtly maneuvering, illustrating the principal-agent problem where true intentions and actions are obscured.

The Principal-Agent Problem: Why Without Understanding This, Organizations Always Seem Like Palace Dramas

9 July 2026·3935 words·8 mins

A visual metaphor showing a person confidently walking on a tightrope without looking down, while an oversized, visible safety net below them distorts the sense of risk and responsibility. The net could be a metaphorical "hand" or "state" ready to catch them, implying endless bailouts.

Soft Budget Constraint: When a Safety Net Exists, Accountability Distorts

12 June 2026·3422 words·7 mins

Conceptual digital illustration depicting Jevons Paradox in the AI era, where automation acts as an accelerator for new job creation rather than a job killer.

Jevons Paradox: Why AI Will Increase Human Jobs

2 June 2026·2798 words·14 mins

A conceptual illustration showing a split screen: one side displays a highly automated factory producing mass quantities of cheap electronics, and the other side shows a warm, humanistic studio where artists and craftsmen work by hand, illustrating the division of modern economy into progressive and stagnant sectors.

Baumol's Cost Disease: Why Goods Are Cheap and People Are Dear

29 May 2026·3479 words·7 mins

An abstract illustration showing a small input (a spark or gear) being amplified through a series of interlocking geometric structures (levers and gears) into a vast, glowing network, representing the power of business leverage.

Business Leverage: Selling a Creation a Million Times

26 May 2026·3032 words·15 mins

Social Capital, Structural Holes, and Moving: Positions for Upward Mobility

3 April 2026·2653 words·13 mins

Heavy Tail: Our World Obeys Extreme Values

2 February 2026·2773 words·14 mins

Narrative: The First Principle of Our Universe

1 February 2026·2768 words·6 mins