Knoema Launches Media Access Program
Knoema Launches Media Access Program to Support Fact-Based Reporting and Analysis Ahead of the 2020 US Presidential Election NEW YORK, August 26, 2020 – Knoema, the data and technology company…
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Introduction COVID-19, the topic on the minds of billions globally. What could even be thought of as a short-term shock a little over a month ago is now being reframed…
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Long Lasting Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic on Key Global Development Trends
Introduction Economic rock bottom is on its way for many countries as the COVID-19 pandemic continues its saunter across the globe, defying rushed attempts to ‘flatten the curve’. When and…
Read More Knoema Organizes Coalition of Alternative Data Providers to Support COVID-19 Knowledge Sharing and Policy Making
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Read More How Leading Indices Become Lagging
Introduction In early 2020 economists and statisticians faced a similar problem as 90 years ago in the very beginning of the Great Depression. After the economy collapsed in the fourth…
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Preface Our title may have caught you off guard given the evolving threat that is coronavirus. Let us explain. This article was originally written in the very beginning of 2020…
Read More The Art and Science of Measuring National Economic Performance
Introduction As technology ushers in changes to global economic and social systems, how are the metrics we have used historically to measure national economic performance, metrics designed primarily for the…
Read More Robot Density and a New Job Loss Forecast
Introduction Over the last few years, researchers have published a number of studies about the impact automation will have on the job market. However, the results have ranged wildly, pegging…
Read More World Trade and the End of the Second Age of Globalization
Introduction No modern nation is or can be economically self-sustaining.1 Any country that tries to produce all the goods and services it needs will inevitably see less quality and variety.…
Read More What makes the steel industry tick?
About The Authors First River has over 20 years of experience in strategy consulting in steel and other capital intensive industries. In partnering with Knoema, these industry experts built the First…
Read More What Happens When We Hit Peak Oil Demand?
Introduction For years analysts whispered – and eventually yelled – about “peak oil” or the idea that the world would soon see maximum oil production, followed by a continuous decline…
Read More Evidence for Chinese Economic Recession
Introduction The Chinese government has finally recognized the 30-year period of explosive growth the country has enjoyed might be coming to an end. For years China’s National Bureau of Statistics…
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Digital Revolution – Real Challenges
Introduction How can we measure the ‘digital economy’? We guarantee that the architects behind those GDP, employment, and industry performance statistics you monitor do not (yet) have the answers. The…
Read More Robot Density and a New Job Loss Forecast
Introduction Over the last few years, researchers have published a number of studies about the impact automation will have on the job market. However, the results have ranged wildly, pegging…
Read More Time series data integration at scale
Introduction Though most of us rarely if ever use the phrase “time series data” in our daily lives, we use the concept all the time. On the most basic level,…
Read More What to expect from the electric vehicle revolution
Introduction Though electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for only about 2.1 percent of passenger and commercial vehicles sold globally in 2018—or about 2 million vehicles—the market looks much different when you…
Read More Measuring Technological Impact On Employment
Introduction This is the second installment of our ongoing series about the rise of automation technology and its impact on employment. In part one, we looked at previous technological revolutions…
Read More How Technology Affects Employment
Introduction Stunning technological advances in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are being reported virtually on a daily basis, from the versatile mobile robots of Boston Dynamics to autonomous vehicles, vessels,…
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Knoema Launches Media Access Program
Knoema Launches Media Access Program to Support Fact-Based Reporting and Analysis Ahead of the 2020 US Presidential Election NEW YORK, August 26, 2020 – Knoema, the data and technology company…
Read More Digital Revolution – Real Challenges
Introduction How can we measure the ‘digital economy’? We guarantee that the architects behind those GDP, employment, and industry performance statistics you monitor do not (yet) have the answers. The…
Read More Long Lasting Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic on Key Global Development Trends
Introduction Economic rock bottom is on its way for many countries as the COVID-19 pandemic continues its saunter across the globe, defying rushed attempts to ‘flatten the curve’. When and…
Read More Knoema Organizes Coalition of Alternative Data Providers to Support COVID-19 Knowledge Sharing and Policy Making
Knoema Organizes Coalition of Alternative Data Providers to Support COVID-19 Knowledge Sharing and Policy Making Knoema now providing free data resources, visualizations and dashboards to the general public, media outlets…
Read More How Leading Indices Become Lagging
Introduction In early 2020 economists and statisticians faced a similar problem as 90 years ago in the very beginning of the Great Depression. After the economy collapsed in the fourth…
Read More Measuring the Potential Spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Introduction COVID-19, the topic on the minds of billions globally. What could even be thought of as a short-term shock a little over a month ago is now being reframed…
Read More Global Recession Is Coming. But Not In 2020.
Preface Our title may have caught you off guard given the evolving threat that is coronavirus. Let us explain. This article was originally written in the very beginning of 2020…
Read More Knoema Acquires Alternative Data Aggregator and Solutions Provider Adaptive Management
Knoema’s acquisition of Adaptive Management adds nearly 1,300 alternative datasets to Knoema, expanding the reach of what is the most powerful solution available for discovering, integrating, and using data. Alternative…
Read More The Art and Science of Measuring National Economic Performance
Introduction As technology ushers in changes to global economic and social systems, how are the metrics we have used historically to measure national economic performance, metrics designed primarily for the…
Read More The Second Decade of the 21st Century is Coming to a Close – What’s Ahead?
Introduction In 2019, we gathered the data, created the visualizations, and shared with you global factors driving economic activity, socioeconomic conditions, and global events. As we move into the third…
Read More