Recorded Sunday, April 26, 2020.
If this is a Depression, what does that mean and what should we be looking for? How can we prepare ourselves for these rough times ahead?
Books mentioned:
- Essays on the Great Depression by Ben S. Bernanke
- The Great Depression: America 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine
- The Economic Indicator Handbook: How to Evaluate Economic Trends to Maximize Profits and Minimize Losses by Richard Yamarone
- The Great Depression – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
- Wall Street Crash of 1929 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash_of_1929
- The Big Short by Michael Lewis
Articles mentioned:
- “COVID-19: Canada layoff Tracker” – https://www.macleans.ca/economy/covid-19-canada-layoff-tracker/
- “Labour shortage at highest level ever recorded in Canada” – https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/economics/video/labour-shortage-at-highest-level-ever-recorded-in-canada~1282628
- “The end of economic growth” – https://www.macleans.ca/economy/the-end-of-economic-growth/amp/
- “Coronavirus plunges Canada’s economy into the abyss” – https://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/coronavirus-plunges-canadas-economy-into-the-abyss/
- “George Friedman on Deep Dish Podcast” – https://geopoliticalfutures.com/george-friedman-on-deep-dish-the-2020s-and-the-rebuilding-of-america
- “How to apply for CERB if you’re laid off because of COVID-19” – https://www.macleans.ca/economy/what-to-do-if-youre-laid-off-because-of-the-coronavirus/
- Futurelearn.com – Online classes
Listen to last week’s episode, Developing your work put, for some resources on where you can study online and pick up a few new skills.