Value added base evaluation: Power consumption and economic development
ABSTRACT: This research paper argues that only the value added and production base component of energy consumed is the positive contributing factor in GDP, not the total consumption. Total consumption which also includes a component of household consumption, transportation and industrial use. INTRODUCTION: Energy in a vital factor in industrial production and the lifeblood of [...]
Concierge Medicine — Converting in Today’s Economic Environment
Many physicians with whom we speak are expressing angst regarding converting to a concierge medicine model in today’s economic climate. Is it economic suicide to make this change today? We think not, if the change is made intelligently. Across the board consumers are reducing spending on goods and services. This is not only affecting discretionary [...]