Author Archives: Matthew Mulbrandon

Is China’s Property Bubble Bursting? What recent data tells us…

What is the latest data on the China’s property market? Given the importance of housing to Chinese banks and population, almost 80 percent of people in China owned their own house, a collapse would have direct effects on all income … Continue reading

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Giant Sucking Sound and Makers/Takers? A look at counties…

With the inauguration over and budget battles just in the distance, it’s time to take a quick look back at the 2012 presidential election. Comments by Mitt Romeny and Paul Ryan during and after the campaign played into the belief … Continue reading

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Map showing relative size of Africa

This is a cool map fitting counties into Africa to show its size. Often we visualize the world based on what we hear or how often we hear things. I recall arguing with a Canadian about if the new Russia … Continue reading

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Nice video of transit in several cities.

This is a link to some youtube videos using transit data to show transit networks in several cities around the world. This video shows NY but you can see many other cities if you look at their page.

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Voter turnout history by Race and Age

Much has been made about voter turnout the past couple election cycles. In 2004, white evangelicals were seen as catapulting Pres. Bush to a second term while in 2008 young people were viewed as the movers in nominating and electing … Continue reading

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