Posts Tagged economics
2014 Predictions
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Predictions on January 10, 2015
Name Average Difference S&P 500 JSE All Share Gold in $ Oil in $ Interest rate GDP growth rate CPI inflation rate R:$ exchange rate China’s growth rate Tax freedom day in SA Will Zuma be next president ? How many rhinos killed Seats ANC LipSA votes Bitcoin Value in $ Value on 01/01/2014 1837 […]
2013 Predictions
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Predictions on January 10, 2015
Name Average difference S&P 500 JSE All Share FTSE Gold in $ Relative gap Oil in $ Interest rate GDP growth rate CPI inflation rate R:$ exchange rate China’s growth rate How many rhinos killed SA ranking on Economic Freedom of the World index Value on 01/01/2013 1467 40248 5897.81 1656 113 8.50% 3.20% 5.60% […]
Past Predictions Archive
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Fun, Predictions on January 6, 2015
Each year we try to gather predictions on specific topics for the year ahead. The current year (2015) predictions can be entered at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3TCQS9S. Anyone is welcome to enter. An Excel spreadsheet of predictions from past annual contests can be downloaded here –predictions-archive 2014.
Suffer no fools
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Politics, Recommended on November 19, 2014
Interesting if somewhat lengthy program on the life and times and thoughts of Walter Williams. Should be prescribed viewing for every ANC member in this country…. http://vimeo.com/groups/276162/videos/87869924
2012 Predictions
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Predictions on January 10, 2013
In August 2012 I finally got round to calculating the 2011 predictions, which I published on this blog and invited readers to submit their predictions for end of 2012, then just 5 months away. Only one person took advantage of this unique opportunity, and he becomes by default the Libsa prediction winner for 2012, and the only […]
2011 Predictions
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Economics, Predictions on July 22, 2012
In early 2011 the Libertarian SA site invited predictions for various indicators for 31st December 2011, as had been done for numerous years before. Five people responded, hoping to join the illustrious group of winners from the past. Unfortunately, for various reasons, I was very late in calculating the results, but finally, here they are. […]
Partnership with Posterity
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Economics on July 16, 2011
by Jeremy Burnham You can find some powerful ideas if you listen to Nature. Conservationist and futurist Hank Patton has been thirty years patiently working the land and building a Biodiversity Reserve up the Columbia Gorge. Now he emerges with a model that could revolutionize our approach to business – an alternative to the model […]
Ivo Vegter – How I would promote individual liberty in South Africa
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Politics on June 30, 2011
This is the essay and motivation contributed by Ivo Vegter as his entry in the recent Freedomfest competition sponsored by Bob Glenister. This essay was one of the winning entries. I write at least two essays every week, in which I discuss topical issues from the viewpoint of free market economics and social liberty. My columns […]
Economics is childs’ play
Posted by Trevor Watkins in Economics, Recommended on October 22, 2010
10 children are invited to a birthday party. As they arrive, they are each given 3 golden tokens. The host explains that they will play various games with great prizes using these tokens. In the first game the prize is a brand new bicycle, which the host says he will give to whichever child offers […]
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