John Maynard: “I have a dream for SA in 2017…”
John Maynard, the nom de plume of an independent economist and regular Biznews contributor, outlines his dream for South Africa in 2017.
John Maynard, the nom de plume of an independent economist and regular Biznews contributor, outlines his dream for South Africa in 2017.
John Maynard’s analysis shows Eskom’s electricity production has been declining since 2007. Further to this, the shortfall is being picked up by other power producers.
Statistical economist John Maynard is at it again, this time looking at the benefits of the size of one’s business. The first question that springs to mind is, when is big too big?
How big is South Africa’s informal economy? Punching the numbers using complicated spreadsheets, independent economist John Maynard reckons it is around 8-12 percent of the total.
Statistical economist John Maynard came to the conclusion that a weak exchange rate hurts rather than helps the SA economy. While Grant McDermott is not in favour of a weak rand policy, he disagrees with the argument.