The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of commentary & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Residual hauntings are analyzed in the recounting of a simple trauma. Read Article»

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Tracking down unfriendly spirits is a not an economic priority for most home owners. It seems I found a loop hole. Read Article»

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Specters quiver in the dark, remnant ghosts of the American dollar. Read Article»

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Derivatives and phantoms clash in identity. Sans actual substance. Read Article»

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

The spooky dynamics of a system of credit is compared with the very natural desire one has to hit the snooze button. Read Article»

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Like a bank going bust, America’s school system may be in need of a bailout. Or perhaps the capitalist free market will reclaim its glory by laying waste to the schoolyards of old and cash in on learning the people, learning them real good. Read Article»

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Mitochondria Island, a manmade factory for the production of electrical power, is tread upon by both friend and foe off the coast of Maine. A suicidal investor remains on the ruins of this mega project, still desiring to see renewable energy fail. Read Article»

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Jeff Phillips weaves a creepy tale for the campfire, in particular the campfire that burns within a hobo’s trash barrel, a tale for the hobo to laugh away his financial destitution and clear his head of a deeper worry. Debt & detriment…a money lenders eerie redemption is sparked by a spirit from the lower class. Read Article»