Two days in Helsinki (Finland)
Finnish are considered the happiest people in the world. In less than two days, I learned the secret of that.
Dublin (Ireland) in 2 days
Dublin is a small city. Despite its high per-capita GDP, unlike Singapore or Tokyo, the city feels fairly low-key and more of a middle-affluent country.
Two days in Oslo (Norway)
Oslo is one of the weirdest Nordic cities that I visited. It is dull compared to Copenhagen or even Stockholm. The Baumol effect of the oil-funded economy makes it a really expensive place to visit as well. Infact, it is […]
The real goal of the California caste bill
The apparent goal is to make “caste” an explicit category to claim employment-based discrimination.
London in 5 days
Day 1 – West Minster Start the day with a walking tour that gives you a nice history & geography of the city of London. Many of the royal palaces and crown-related buildings are in the city of “Westminster” which […]
Inflation, IRS, Credit cards, and Vendors
IRS loves inflation Since taxes are on nominal gains, in case of 10% inflation, the owner of a stock or a real estate becomes liable for a 10% increase in the equity value even though the real gain is 0%. […]
Why there aren’t many digital nomads from India
Most digital nomads are from the western world. Technology workers and immigrants in the US, Canada, and Australia are overwhelmingly from India. Even then the digital nomads are fewer. I think the reasons are two-fold.
Regional inequality in post-industrial knowledge economy
Knowledge workers are either confined to selected urban areas around the world or are working remotely. We all know the selected metropolitan areas, San Francisco, New York, London, Berlin, Bangalore, and so on. It should not be a surprise that […]
Revenue vs Cost Axis
Every business has revenues and costs. When the revenues and costs are not aligned, the business sooner or later risks bankruptcy. Let me illustrate with a few examples. A restaurant’s costs consist of raw food materials and labor. While the […]
Temu and the Chinese approach
American government goes everywhere exporting its brand of democracy. The Chinese government just wants to do business and make money [with these autocracies] in Asia, Africa, and South America – Lee Kuan Yew In many ways, American companies take the […]