Tag: Real GDP per Capita

Life Expectancy in the U.S. vs. Real GDP per Capita

Jun 2, 2010

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economics, Health and Medicine, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Carpe Diem: Life Expectancy in the U.S. vs. Real GDP per Capita Interesting chart. Not sure what to make of it. What is the causal relationship? I suspect the two variables feed on each other.
2009: Most Energy-Efficient Economy in History

May 3, 2010

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by

mwkruse

in Economic News, Environment, Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic

Carpe Diem: 2009: Most Energy-Efficient Economy in History …Amazingly, the EIA report also showed that total U.S. energy consumption in 2009 (94.66 quadrillion BTUs) was less than the total energy consumed 12 years ago in 1997 (94.76 quadrillion BTUs), even though we produced almost 32 percent more output last year than in 1997, the U.S.…