John Rapley

@jarapley

Writer, political economist, macro-analyst, author of 'Why Empires Fall', selected by the Financial Times as one of the best new books of 2023

London, England facebook.com/John-Rapley-16… Joined February 2013

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John Rapley @jarapley Jul 22

I had the pleasure recently of joining Stephen Marche on his fabulous Glove Off podcast, where we talked about the future of the Canadian economy - the many huge challenges, but also the opportunities that exist.

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www.youtube.com 4. How Canada’s Economy Can Thrive In part two of how to build a thriving economy, Stephen Marche weig...

John Rapley @jarapley Jun 14

In my comment in @unherd, I suggest that the SpaceX IPO marks a new beginning - but of what, isn't yet clear. It could be the beginning of a new era, or the beginning of the end of an AI bubble.

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‘If Musk fails to deliver value to shareholders and the SpaceX share price returns to earth, hindsight may reveal this to have been the top of the market.’

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John Rapley @jarapley May 13

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John Rapley @jarapley May 4

'For too long, Canada has taken future wealth and redistributed it to the present. Pension funds can help reverse this.' My article in today's Globe and Mail. theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

www.theglobeandmail.com Opinion: Our pension funds must be sovereign wealth funds, too – even if pensioners take a hit For too long, Canada has taken future wealth and redistributed it to the present. Pension funds can help reverse this

John Rapley @jarapley Apr 27

As the only G7 country without any fom of high-speed rail, Canada is finally getting on the right track with its Alto project. But the government is doing it in the wrong way. My column in the Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

www.theglobeandmail.com Opinion: High-speed rail is the right idea, done wrong It looks like an engineer’s dream. But urban planners and economists, concerned instead with what the economy requires, might like a word