BlogHide Resteemsprof-pieters (42)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Venezuela announced that it plans/hopes to launch a new cryptocurrency named “The Petro”.President Maduro of Venezuela, which is going through a deep economic crisis, has announced that his government will launch a new cryptocurrency named “The Petro”. The cryptocurrency will be backed…prof-pieters (42)in economics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Things move a little slower in formal (academic) economics research(Alternative title: I'm not being lazy or behind the times, it just takes a long time for research to be published). It can take at least 6 months, or sometimes as long as 5 years, from the time…prof-pieters (42)in introduceyourself • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Hello (Steem) World!Hi! I'm an economics professor researching the effects of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology on the international economy. Because it is amazing ! You can find my research posted on my…resteemeddoodlebear (-3)in steemit • 7 years agoThe Gini Coefficient For Steemit Is Not Just Bad - It Is Getting Worse!A few weeks ago, I calculated the Gini coefficient for Steemit and wrote an article about it after stumbling over the Steemit Whales Service where all users are listed in detail incluing the…