I am guessing that a lot of data analysis talent that used to be uninterested in trying to understand the world economy will now be much more interested.
We've had cheap computers and cheap internet access for a while now, but we haven't had as many people burned by the mismanagement of the world economy.
As I hear people propose what went wrong, I keep thinking,"Can I turn that into a useful metric?"
For example, I have heard that banks make their money mostly on fees much more than they used to, because they have become so quick to grant loans and then sell them.
This leads to the question: at any given time, what are the various significant ways in which banks are making money, and what is the allocation of bank profits into each type?
Now watch those ratios for shifts (both sudden and gradual) and ask yourself what might be going on when you notice a shift.
Does the ability to draw graphs like that currently exist?
If not, why not?
