<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Professor Provencher]]></title><description><![CDATA[profpro]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:47:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.professorpro.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is the United States of America Shooting Itself in the… Neck?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(picture taken from Wix's library) Hello everyone! I have been mentioning something in my classes for about a week and a half now and I am starting to see prominent journals and media programmes saying the same thing. Let me explain why I think that the USA might (likely) be heading towards a fairly deep recession in the next year or two (perhaps as early as six months from now). Note that this is my analysis and is not what other Economists are necessarily saying. I have noticed these...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/is-the-united-states-of-america-shooting-itself-in-the-neck</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f054f967805a6f93e7c869</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:20:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12316e44d26649c69a935420b4dbb784.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we in the fourth wave of globalisation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(taken from Wix's library) Hello everyone! Today I have a topic that is not obviously linked to current political turmoils but is indeed...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/are-we-in-the-fourth-wave-of-globalisation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d583c4b4708ff7f81969d0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 14:04:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_11e67f89fc704986a0e52491cba098ef~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Trump Presidency, will America be great? Again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(taken from Wix's library)   Hello everyone! I have not written on this blog in a long time but I thought some of you may be interested...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/another-trump-presidency-will-america-be-great-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6732cf74d88d34906177c14d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 03:55:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_c0501e9859124d8d99585c55bd3203c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is inflation finally getting under control?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(1-Data taken from the World Bank) Hello Everyone! I know I’ve made some predictions a few weeks ago, and I stand by them, but I wanted...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/is-inflation-finally-getting-under-control</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63c4308ab4c053d877cc599a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:32:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/103b47_10d4a53fa09740999404dc0c5f4f7ba4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_934,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predictions for 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[(taken from Wix's library) Hello everyone! A few years ago, I liked making predictions when approaching the end of the year. Some of them...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/predictions-for-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a49e2110c5447c78c561c7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4babaf95317033e8bc0f84b68aed5718.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_535,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is government spending to blame for today’s inflation problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(taken from Wix's library) Hello again everyone! This is a follow-up article to the previous one (link here), discussing the conditions...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/is-government-spending-to-blame-for-today-s-inflation-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6355e892f02a67f4422fd457</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 01:47:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_66d1a55d6ac94791959172ec829d1c41~mv2_d_3648_3648_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does government spending bring inflation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Picture from Wix's library) Hello everyone! Let’s tackle a big political question that has been at the center of many debates lately:...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/does-government-spending-bring-inflation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6350ab981dd1a3bba825a99b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 02:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_66d1a55d6ac94791959172ec829d1c41~mv2_d_3648_3648_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are interest rates increasing around the world?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Picture from Wix's library) Hello everyone! I know I have not been around for a long time now but I will be trying to write again to...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/why-are-interest-rates-increasing-around-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630c187be899cd845c8c5839</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:41:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/021105541a56d40d0f8d2080824e8448.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did the economy catch COVID-19?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Picture from Wix's library) Hello everyone. I hope that you and your loved ones are all safe and well protected. Before we start, let me...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/2020/03/20/how-did-the-economy-catch-covid-19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7e75e38bd1450017c8e44b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:23:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77f5caab3f7d42d0ba0e174c88d9eac7.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the USD Losing Its Edge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(picture taken from Wix's library) Hello Everyone! Most Economists agree that the USD is still the reserve currency of choice in the...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/2020/01/30/is-the-usd-losing-its-edge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7e75e346285d0017a92791</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:33:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40e00778f2b94649b7bf2a64906c4e2c.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Maduro burning Venezuela’s gold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(picture from Wix's library) Hello everyone! Ok ok… I’m sorry for using such a click-bait title. Mr. Maduro is not literally burning gold...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/2019/05/01/why-is-maduro-burning-venezuela-s-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7e75e350cd9300172b832f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 23:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/33562dd74c7d458399b4c1f9216b6266.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airlines and scandals: a robust demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[(picture from Wix's library) Hello everyone! This month’s article relates to unit 3 of Microeconomics: Elasticities. You can find the...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/2017/10/23/airlines-and-scandals-a-robust-demand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7e75e39b0ae300189bbcd0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 22:22:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/584e445438164470a24f3f0f8733d4c8.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prediction for 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[(picture from Wix's library) Hello everyone! Given that my predictions for the last two years were very successful (you can find them...]]></description><link>https://www.professorpro.net/post/2017/02/15/predictions-for-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7e75e3403412002d0851db</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:49:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/096c570782586795407736a1d198bb31.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_535,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mathieu Provencher</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>