* Postmodernism is the new black: How the shape of modern retailing was both predicted and influenced by some unlikely seers (< CITE > The Economist </ CITE > 19 December 2006 )

Economist Nouriel Roubini predicted that the United States would enter a deflationary recession, and coined the term " stag-deflation " to describe it.

From 1848 to 1853 he served as sub-editor on the free-trade journal The Economist, during which time he published his first book, Social Statics ( 1851 ), which predicted that humanity would eventually become completely adapted to the requirements of living in society with the consequential withering away of the state.

* The Economist predicted that in the years after 2009 the United Kingdom will suffer an energy crisis due to its commitments to reduce coal-fired power stations, its politicians ' unwillingness to set up new nuclear power stations to replace those that will be de-commissioned, and unreliable sources and sources that are running out of oil and gas.

The Economist predicted: ' the special relationship, declared dead scores of times since Suez, will soon face another burial '.

The veto of the UK's entry, by Charles de Gaulle, in 1963 provoked an outraged response from the Economist, which in its editorials predicted the unravelling of European institutions.

* Big Mac Index, a measurement of purchasing power parity across different countries, popularized by The Economist

One high profile defector was Justin Yifu Lin, who swam across the Kinmen strait to mainland China and is now Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank.

The Economist has used it as a reference point for comparing the cost of living in different countries — the Big Mac Index — as it is so widely available and is comparable across markets.

Economist Nouriel Roubini described the vicious circles within and across the housing market and financial markets during interviews with Charlie Rose in September and October 2008.

John Young writes the Economist, favoring a bridge across the St. Lawrence.

One high profile defector was Justin Yifu Lin, who swam across the Kinmen strait to mainland China and is now Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank.

The Economist Intelligence Unit produces a bi-annual ( twice yearly ) worldwide cost of living survey that compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products and services.

Others, such as American economist Robert Shiller of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index of home prices in 20 metro cities across the United States, indicated in May 31, 2011 that a " Home Price Double Dip Confirmed " and British magazine The Economist, argue that housing market indicators can be used to identify real estate bubbles.

One high profile defector was Justin Yifu Lin, who swam across the Kinmen strait to mainland China and is now Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank.

One argument often made by the opponents of the anti-globalization movement ( especially by The Economist ), is that one of the major causes of poverty amongst third-world farmers are the trade barriers put up by rich nations and poor nations alike.

* " Urban poverty in India: A flourishing slum " and " Recycling: A soul-searching business ", The Economist, 19 December 2007

* According to the Economist, a railway line is to be built through Imphal in India to Moreh near the Burmese border.

Economist George Reisman, a proponent of tax cuts, said the following: " Of course, many people will characterize the line of argument I have just given as the ' trickle-down ' theory.

Economist Richard C. Koo wrote that under ideal conditions, a country's economy should have the household sector as net savers and the corporate sector as net borrowers, with the government budget nearly balanced and net exports near zero.

Economist Robert Solow of MIT suggested that the 2001-2003 failure of the expected economic recovery should be attributed not to monetary policy failure but to the breakdown in productivity growth in crucial sectors of the economy, most particularly retail trade.

Economist John Maynard Keynes in 1936 argued that there are many reasons why the self-correcting mechanisms that many economists claimed should work during a downturn might not work.

* The Economist, " Single-Sex Marriage: This house believes that gay marriage should be legal ," January 2011

Walter Bagehot of The Economist newspaper in London argued that the new nation should be called ' Northland ' or ' Anglia ' instead of Canada.

In 1989, the Economist editorialized that the cold fusion " affair " was " exactly what science should be about.

These problems continue to earn Karachi low rankings in livability comparisons: The Economist ranked Karachi fourth least livable city amongst the 132 cities surveyed and BusinessWeek ranked it 175 out of 215 in livability in 2007, down from 170 in 2006.

The Economist and The New York Times report that the downward trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future This dramatic decline in revenue has caused large-scale layoffs inside the industry, driven retailers ( such as Tower Records ) out of business and forced record companies, record producers, studios, recording engineers and musicians to seek new business models.

The Economy of Angola is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with the Economist asserting that for 2001 to 2010, Angolas ' Annual average GDP growth was 11. 1 percent.

Economist Paul Krugman commented that the incident showed that " the imperatives of crony capitalism trump professed faith in free markets ," at least for the Department of Agriculture at the time.

The Economist criticised Ricardo for his lack of support for free trade and expressed hostility to welfare, believing that the lower orders were responsible for their economic circumstances.

The Economist took the position that regulation of factory hours was harmful to workers and also strongly opposed state support for education, health, the provision of water, and granting of patents and copyrights.

The Economist Intelligence Unit's ranking for Finland's e-readiness is high at 13th, compared to 1st for United States, 3rd for Sweden, 5th for Denmark, and 14th for Germany.

Nonetheless, the belief in this status persisted for years, even finding its way onto UNESCO's own web site, into the pages of the New York Times and The Economist, and into international media reports in respect of Toronto's two Olympic bids.

In August 1956 he was sent to Beirut as a Middle East correspondent for The Observer and The Economist.

The Economist Intelligence Unit reports that foreign investment accounts for approximately 50 percent of total banking capital.

The Economist described the sentiments, stating that " Much as Adolf Hitler won early praise for galvanising German industry, ending mass unemployment and building autobahns, Saddam earned admiration abroad for his deeds.

The story had already been described as a myth in 1973 ; the Economist quoted a Mr Maney as " revealing that Watson never made his oft-quoted prediction that there was ' a world market for maybe five computers '".

Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs criticizes the First Past The Post arrangement for enabling the two-party system:

Economist Pat Choate was nominated for Vice President.

" The Economist voiced worries that orbital platforms might be used for surprise nuclear attacks.

Economist Thomas DiLorenzo notes that Senator Sherman sponsored the 1890 William McKinley tariff just three months after the Sherman Act, and agrees with The New York Times which wrote on October 1, 1890: " That so-called Anti-Trust law was passed to deceive the people and to clear the way for the enactment of this Pro-Trust law relating to the tariff.

The author of a piece is named in certain circumstances: when notable persons are invited to contribute opinion pieces ; when journalists of The Economist compile special reports ( previously known as surveys ); for the Year in Review special edition ; and to highlight a potential conflict of interest over a book review.

The Economist frequently receives letters from senior businesspeople, politicians and spokespeople for government departments, non-governmental organisations and lobbies, but well written or witty responses from anyone are considered, and controversial issues frequently produce a torrent of letters.

It is extremely rare for any comment by The Economist to appear alongside any published letter.

In addition, The Economist is known for its Big Mac Index, which it first published in 1986, which uses the price of the hamburger in different countries as an informal measure of the purchasing power of currencies.