With roll-over examples of each figure type.
OECD 2008 Factbook in Gapminder
13 Mar 2009Speaking of Gapminder, the OECD has it’s 2008 factbook dataset available using it:
Trend Compass
In: Interactive Reference
13 Mar 2009Software for making your own motion charts (like Gapminder)
The Master Does it Again
9 Mar 2009Hans Rosling, creator of Gapminder, creates another wonderful presentation on long term global trends (broken up into three parts):
here’s his classic 2006 Ted conference video “Debunking Myths About the ‘Third World'”:
Nice Presentation of the Shiller Index
9 Mar 2009Most people are familiar with how this is calculated, but if you’re not:
While we’re at it, here’s the famous long term chart and explanation:
US Job losses (Feb data)
7 Mar 2009
US Home Price Heat Map 1975-2008
6 Mar 2009Animated map of housing prices vs long term trend.
Another Look at Unemployment (3/5 update)
In: Employment Interactive Source: WSJ Updated regularly US Economy
6 Mar 2009A funky look at layoffs that can be sorted in a number of different ways (industry, company, date, etc)
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Frozen Assets: Michael Lewis on Iceland
In: Bailout Commentary Finance Global Economy
9 Mar 2009I know this is a chart blog, but I love Michael Lewis’ writing. Here’s a great article on how Iceland got in trouble.
Link: Lewis’s Dec 2008 article on the demise of Wall Street.