For my loyal fans, I present to you the Moncton edition of Nothing but Net. As might be expected Moncton saw less ‘destruction’ and more ‘creation’ compared to Saint John in the 1996 to 2006 period but you have to…
Continue ReadingNothing but net: Accounting for creative destruction
I was reading a story in the TJ this morning and the journalist had put “no new job creation since 2007”. What she should have put was ‘net new job creation’. I suspect most people realize this without thinking…
Continue ReadingAnyone else with a comment, part 7
Let’s try this again. Maybe waiting a couple of months has led to my biggest detractors giving up. All I can say is that if people want to post comments, I welcome them. As I have said before the…
Continue ReadingIf shale gas development is shut down is it a sad or happy day?
How would you answer this question? It’s not a trick question. It’s a straight forward question. If you are full of glee because you were able to bring down an industry that might – just might – have been an…
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