Jiwei Wang’s Notepad

I’ve been always fascinated by the new economics in the digital economy.  The most amazing thing is that the old economical principles have to be rewritten entirely.  Cases in point are the substantial startup capital, amount of physical materials, and human labor required in the old economy.
And new principles are [...]

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The rising Canadian dollar (now 1.07 over US$) is a clear indication of a strong Canadian economy. Well, some would argue that the real causes are the ever-rising cost of natural resources and temporary weakness of US economy due to the sub-prime mortgage crises.  
The strong Canadian dollar prompts a tide of Canadians shopping across the [...]

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I live in Ontario where gas price flucturates like  the ocean  tide in an unexpected fashion.   The price starts at the high, sliding down day by day, and hiking to the peak with no warning. When a long weekend  is coming, you can be sure that the gas price is sky high on Friday [...]

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