“…in contrast, if you just look at the economy as a series of variables and equations without any underlying structure, you are almost certain to mistake noise for a signal and may delude yourself (and gullible investors) into thinking you are making good forecasts when you are not. …”
Blog to discuss business trends through the lenses of finance and economics and share ideas/books/articles/podcasts that we find interesting.
10/31/2023
Quote - Economic Forecasters conundrum - The signal and the noise - Silver
“…economic forecasters face three fundamental challenges.
First, it is very hard to determine cause and effect from economic statistics alone. Second, the economy is always changing, so explanations of economic behavior that hold in one business cycle may not apply to future ones. And third, as bad as their forecasts have been, the data that economists have to work with isn't much good either. …”
10/29/2023
If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?
What a great question and some potential answers are explained in the attached HBR article.
Is humility and humbleness so important in a leader? would say it depends, but the evidence is definitively contrarian to such claim (or it might be my representativeness bias kicking in, as the louder and histrionic CEOs get media attention).
If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?
Is the automotive industry facing the first signs of a Kodak moment?
something that should be analyzed in more depth in a future post.
China approves the world’s first flying taxi (economist.com
Israel / Hamas conflit 10/2023
Une intervention claire, mature et équilibrée. L'usage de la force ne fonctionne que lorsqu'il sert une stratégie politique pour résoudre une situation aussi complexe que ce conflit.
https://www.youtube.com/live/Mpq5IxdDeqA?si=tBFTfMq6Wkt56OZG
https://substack.com/@pedrosantospinto/note/c-42663771?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=13q5fd
Great complement to the book I’m reading from Nate Silver!
Great complement to the book I’m reading from Nate Silver!
https://substack.com/@pedrosantospinto/note/c-42655721?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=13q5fd
10/28/2023
Heineken "Worlds apart" by Publicis London, bridging between people
Beyond Euclid - #102
Always worth reading! Highly recommend it every week.
Beyond Euclid - #102 - Beyond Euclid (substack.com)
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Are America’s CEOs overpaid? - by the Economist
Long gone are the days of Drucker's recommendation:
“I have often advised managers that a 20-to-1 salary ratio is the limit beyond which they cannot go if they don’t want resentment and falling morale to hit their companies”. - DruckerMy opinion (as almost in everything) is that the right price should be attached to the value that can be created (at relative terms vs. the best alternative). So, it is the avg $14m/year fair?
Depends on the value that is generated by each in relative terms and as long there is a competitive market behind, otherwise it could be considered rent-seeking 😀. Leave it up to you to assess!
Recommend its reading!
Library - New Book
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