19 results returned for search: "education AND " author Nathan Kowalski
“If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand” — Confucius
The world is changing. The very essence of work is changing. As Bermuda’s job market continues to stagnate it’s important we briefly delve into the chang...
DATE: Aug 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
For many, the title might remind you of the Greek alphabet. For those in the investment industry it denotes factors for returns.
Professionals in my industry are obsessed with measuring everything. In some cases this is very important. In others, unf...
DATE: Jun 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
(Second of two parts)
Unit labour cost (“ULCs”) is a well-known measure of international competitiveness which combines labour cost and productivity into a single measure. In general, unit labour costs show how much output the economy receives relati...
DATE: Aug 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
The world is increasingly becoming a more open economic forum. As a result the inexorable march in global competition continues every year. (This is Part 1 of 2)
Nations are at war for jobs, economic growth and distinct, sustainable competitive advan...
DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
This week, Nathan answers the questions we put to him about Bermuda’s fiscal situation and what can be done to improve it.
Just how serious is Bermuda’s public debt?
A major tipping point in regards to future solvency occurs when the average intere...
DATE: Dec 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
In the second of a three-part series focusing on Bermuda’s public debt situation, Nathan Kowlaski looks at the the different scenarios that could unfold in the coming years.
In assessing potential outcomes in the trajectory of the debt profile in Be...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
“Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological innovation, jobs, and wealth.”
- William E Simon (former secretary of Treasury in the US)
A country...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Last weekend throughout the United States, and across three other continents, the “Occupy Wall Street” (“OWS”) movement continued to gather steam.
Although it is easy to dismiss these protesters (the irony of hippies raging against capitalism while c...
DATE: Oct 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
In “My Top Ten Surprises for 2011” (January 10, 2011) article I said: “The yen begins to reach its ‘Keynesian end-game’. International investors realise they need a risk premium to invest in a country whose public sector debt could reach 300 percent ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
