Publications by Eric Niewoehner
Collection of articles on current issues, reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, professional development, travel and history
It is a law of economics that supply is the ability and will to provide a good or service to the marketplace. What we are seeing recently is the loss of will as businesses are abandoning many of our large cities. It is a law of economics that supply is the ability and will to…
Who are the probationary workers that were fired? Why? And why are they being hired back? I have been laid-off only once in my professional career. It was no surprise. I was a grain trader for a large Midwest cooperative and they had decided to close down the grain division. So I saw this was…
What is a retired federal employee’s take on the request from DOGE to submit five bullet points? The Department on Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently stirred up considerable controversy when it used the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send e-mails to all government employees demanding that they list five things they accomplished during the week….
The short answer – it is important for people to be informed about economics. The longer answer – economics is a part of life, whether we acknowledge it or not. Wouldn’t our lives be better if we understood economics? Would we make better career choices? Would we make better decisions on what we purchase? Would…
Invasive plants have become a problem for modern man since we figured out how to traverse oceans. Sometimes you have to give in, such as with autumn olive. Invasive plants, bugs and animals have become a problem for modern man since we figured out how to traverse oceans. Whether by design or chance, invasives arrive…