José I. Duarte
Opinion
- 482 POSTSOPINION – Course-plotting
The realm of public policies is a complex one. No matter how much consensus there...
OPINION – Lost Horizon
Macau was coming out from the last Covid scare. Hardly one month had passed since...
OPINION-End of summer
As we enter the last quarter of this year, it is fitting to take stock...
OPINION-Numbers quiz
As mentioned in this column on previous occasions, the crisis and its aftermath have brought...
OPINION – Gaming figures
The survey for the Gaming sector in 2020 is out. It provides numbers that confirm...
【時事評論】消失的另一半
2020 年第二季度的經濟表現是大多數澳門居民記憶中少有的寒冬——比所有人的想像都要糟糕。城市經濟直至2020年下半年才開始回溫,公衆對今年經濟寄予厚望。然而,2021年首季的城市生產總值數據尚未能令人放下心頭大石。一如預期,人們對第二季度的表現充滿了期盼。
OPINION – Measurement matters
It is not uncommon that the effects of economic contractions take some time to be...
OPINION – The missing half
For the Macau economy, the second quarter of 2020 was the most brutal one most...
OPINION – Tale of two economies
Few will question the idea that the Macau economy is a case on its own....
OPINION – Numbers, numbers
Statistics are a feature of modern times. In many branches of human endeavour, we came...
OPINION – Works of August
It was not the big shock of the summer (or the silly season, if you...
OPINION – August winds
There is a long tradition in the media about this period of the year. As...
OPINION – Summer accountings
Macau's economy had a disastrous first semester last year. By summer, it started a protracted...
OPINION – Shopping moods
Every month, our statistical department inquires firms in various sectors about their business prospects. Broadly,...
OPINION – Macau advantage
Macau is best characterized as a small enclave economy with a (very) strong specialization. That...
OPINION – Physical indicators
The most used indicator to measure the size and growth of an economy is Gross...
OPINION – Jab Economics
The highest share of public income, by a wide margin, comes from the gaming concessions....
OPINION – Slow drive
The Labour Day week - particularly the holiday weekend - brought Macau the highest number...
OPINION – Q1 impressions
Just before this magazine went to press, Gross Domestic Product statistics for the first quarter...
OPINION-Trade signs
The first months of the year brought a hint of optimism that we could detect...
José I. Duarte
All Articles
- 498 POSTSOPINION – Autumnal thoughts
It is fair to assume that no public policies, no matter how meaningful or well-intentioned...
OPINION – Second round
Like many tourist destinations, Macau has its highs and lows. Typically, we have five high...
OPINION – Course-plotting
The realm of public policies is a complex one. No matter how much consensus there...
OPINION – Lost Horizon
Macau was coming out from the last Covid scare. Hardly one month had passed since...
OPINION-End of summer
As we enter the last quarter of this year, it is fitting to take stock...
OPINION-Numbers quiz
As mentioned in this column on previous occasions, the crisis and its aftermath have brought...
OPINION – Gaming figures
The survey for the Gaming sector in 2020 is out. It provides numbers that confirm...
【時事評論】消失的另一半
2020 年第二季度的經濟表現是大多數澳門居民記憶中少有的寒冬——比所有人的想像都要糟糕。城市經濟直至2020年下半年才開始回溫,公衆對今年經濟寄予厚望。然而,2021年首季的城市生產總值數據尚未能令人放下心頭大石。一如預期,人們對第二季度的表現充滿了期盼。
OPINION – Measurement matters
It is not uncommon that the effects of economic contractions take some time to be...
OPINION – The missing half
For the Macau economy, the second quarter of 2020 was the most brutal one most...
OPINION – Tale of two economies
Few will question the idea that the Macau economy is a case on its own....
OPINION – Numbers, numbers
Statistics are a feature of modern times. In many branches of human endeavour, we came...
OPINION – Works of August
It was not the big shock of the summer (or the silly season, if you...
OPINION – August winds
There is a long tradition in the media about this period of the year. As...
OPINION – Summer accountings
Macau's economy had a disastrous first semester last year. By summer, it started a protracted...
OPINION – Shopping moods
Every month, our statistical department inquires firms in various sectors about their business prospects. Broadly,...
OPINION – Macau advantage
Macau is best characterized as a small enclave economy with a (very) strong specialization. That...
OPINION – Physical indicators
The most used indicator to measure the size and growth of an economy is Gross...
OPINION – Jab Economics
The highest share of public income, by a wide margin, comes from the gaming concessions....
OPINION – Slow drive
The Labour Day week - particularly the holiday weekend - brought Macau the highest number...