Category: Economics

  • Inflation: An Observation During Team Building

    Inflation: An Observation During Team Building

    Recently I was invited to join a weekend training at Semenyih Eco Venture. The training was designed for team-building purposes. As expected there were many activities conducted during this training session. On a personal level, I’m no longer excited about these activities. (I can’t say the same about the participants though. What a cool bunch.)…

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  • Sticky Prices: The Reason “Harga Barang Tak Turun”

    Sticky Prices: The Reason “Harga Barang Tak Turun”

    In Bahasa Malaysia (BM): Kenapa harga barang tak turun? In English: Why the prices of goods are not falling? For some reason, asking this question in BM has more oomph! Maybe I’m imagining the tone used. Anyway, next time whenever you hear politicians, friends, colleagues, family members or even you complain “kenapa harga barang tak…

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  • My Lingham’s Sauce Theory

    My Lingham’s Sauce Theory

    This universe is finite, its resources, finite. Thanos – The Avengers: Infinity War If there is one thing I’ve learned from my economics studies, it’s that resources are scarce. Take water as an example. Whenever SYABAS comes up with a water disruption notice, we immediately go into saving mode. Households will start storing water excessively,…

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