Capex in the OECD – Risk on its profile
Capex dynamics in the OECD remains a source of concern after German capital good orders were published
Philippe Waechter's blog
Business investment profile is still worrisome
The pace of capital goods orders in Germany in March suggests a further slowdown in investment in OECD countries over the coming months. Orders are down 5.9% year-on-year and this…
Life expectancy in the US
Life expectancy used to be high in the US. The graph shows that it was higher than the OECD average. This has dramatically changed since the late 90’s. Life expectancy…
My Daily Column – Income Distribution and Growth
Income distribution is currently a major topic as the crisis has persistent effects. We remember during fall of 2011 the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. More recently Thomas Piketty‘s book gave…