Where You Live Matters - How Geography Contributes to Wealth

Where You Live Matters - How Geography Contributes to Wealth

How geography contributes to economic growth and can increase or lower the cost of living.

Topics covered include:

  • Why living in a developing country like Costa Rica is still relatively expensive
  • How Amazon and e-commerce platforms lower the cost of living
  • Why we should consider slowing down our rate of consumption
  • How geography is impacting the rollout of AI


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Show Notes

Market Research in Costa Rica: Costa Rica is a strong market in Central America providing many benefits.—SIS International Research & Strategy

World Data Country Comparison: Costa Rica & USA

Why is Gas so Expensive in Costa Rica? by Sarah Jordan—The Tico Times

The Trailblazers: Inter-American Highway 1940 - 1957 by Norman Wood—U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Highway History

United States eCommerce Sales Growth (2018 to Q3 2024) by Jason—SellersCommerce

The Era of Finance CEOs Running Retailers Is Over by Amanda Mull—Bloomberg

AI set to fuel surge in new US gas power plants by Amanda Chu and Jamie Smyth—The Financial Times

What happened to the artificial-intelligence revolution?—The Economist

Liebreich: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory by Michael Liebreich—BloombergNEF


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