Anthony Chan
Bio
Chan Economics LLC, Public Speaker
Chief Global Economist & Public Speaker JPM Chase ('94-'19).
Senior Economist Barclays ('91-'94)
Economist, NY Federal Reserve ('89-'91)
Econ. Prof. (Univ. of Dayton, '86-'89)
Ph.D. Economics
Stories (203/0)
How Can Someone with an Aversion to Cold Winters Survive All Our Weather Seasons?
By escaping, whenever possible like Houdini to warm climates during the peak winter months --- survival is possible! Brayden and his wife Brianne vacationed with us as couples (during the winter months) to Honolulu for several weeks each year to escape the cold inclement weather. We pursued this annual tradition for almost a decade until his wife passed away.
By Anthony Chan3 years ago in Confessions
How to Travel Overseas Without a Passport?
Is it possible? Yes, it is! Imagine planning an overseas trip without having to incur the expenses of either purchasing a plane ticket, making a hotel reservation or even having to lobby your boss for vacation time approval.
By Anthony Chan3 years ago in Feast
How to Solve our Unemployment Crisis? Just Ask a Mom and her 4-Year-Old Daughter
Who would have thought that a young little girl was smarter than a Ph.D. Economist? During a visit to a fast-food restaurant, I stumbled upon a lady talking to someone that appeared to be a store manager and telling him that she was unable to come back to work because she wasn’t feeling well. And while, no one could really verify her statements, I did notice a cynical facial expression from the manager as he tried to convince her to accept a reduced work schedule.
By Anthony Chan3 years ago in Families
Finding Ways to Cope with the Covid-19 Pandemic
Generating a quick solution to anything that is bothering us is something that most of us do best! There is little doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has created challenges for all of us looking for ways to survive the effects of reduced social interaction. Fortunately, the human spirit has often focused on self-preservation over self-destruction each time we encounter a fork in the road of life.
By Anthony Chan3 years ago in Families
Why Does the Number of People Collecting Unemployment Benefits Greatly Exceed the Number of People Officially Counted as Being Unemployed?
For years, I have been hearing people speculate that the official Unemployment Rate statistics are cooked for political purposes. But one little secret is that officials at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are non-partisan and adhere to the highest professional standards. That of course, does not mean that they can’t improve their survey methods or that they don’t make errors when tabulating these numbers. However, what it does mean is that the numbers are not made up to serve anyone’s political agenda.
By Anthony Chan3 years ago in Journal
What Important Lessons Have we Learned from the Pandemic as we Prepare to Spring Forward?
With more time on our hands, the last 12-months of full and semi-quarantine have forced many of us into a deep state of self-reflection that lifted the veil that exposed a plethora of our deepest innermost thoughts.
By Anthony Chan3 years ago in Humans
What the U.S. Employment Report Headlines (released on March 5, 2021) Don't Tell You?
The stronger than expected +379k gain in non-farm payrolls (Establishment Survey) and the +208k gain in the number of employed workers (Household Survey) reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reported on March 5, 2021 was great news given that snow-storm activity during Feb. 2021 was supposed to have suppressed job creation. A weaker outcome was expected as some workers may have been unable to commute to work during the “Employment Survey Week,” due to inclement weather as seasonal factors are generally unable capture weather abnormalities.
By Anthony Chan3 years ago in Trader