Although the way Statistical Offices calculate labor force and working age population numbers vary drastically across countries, it is possible to do a Fermi calculation about dealing with today’s budgets and debts based on their different formulas. The calculation simplifies the problem and arrives at a quick estimate of a solution. In the present case, […]
Author Archives: Reuven Brenner
Reuven Brenner is a governor at IEDM (Institut Économique de Montréal). He is professor emeritus at McGill University. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, was awarded the Canada Council's prestigious Killam Fellowship Award in 1991, and is a member of the Royal Society.
