In 1928 American economist Irving Fischer published a book titled "The Money Illusion" in which he explained the difference between nominal numbers (Japan's exports are booming! Imports are surging!) and inflation-adjusted, real numbers (Japan's exports are falling! Imports are stagnating!).----EP. 232 REFERENCES----What We Can Learn From Japan About the Real Economic Risks to the World: https://bit.ly/3sn7y45Alhambra Investments Blog: https://bit.ly/2VIC2wWlinRealClear Markets Essays: https://bit.ly/38tL5a7Epoch Times Columns: https://bit.ly/39ESkRf-------THE EPISODES-------YouTube: https://bit.ly/310yisLVurbl: https://bit.ly/3rq4dPnApple: https://apple.co/3czMcWNDeezer: https://bit.ly/3ndoVPEiHeart: https://ihr.fm/31jq7cITuneIn: http://tun.in/pjT2ZCastro: https://bit.ly/30DMYzaGoogle: https://bit.ly/3e2Z48MReason: https://bit.ly/3lt5NiHSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3arP8mYPandora: https://pdora.co/2GQL3QgCastbox: https://bit.ly/3fJR5xQPodbean: https://bit.ly/2QpaDghStitcher: https://bit.ly/2C1M1GBPlayerFM: https://bit.ly/3piLtjVPodchaser: https://bit.ly/3oFCrwNPocketCast: https://pca.st/encarkdtSoundCloud: https://bit.ly/3l0yFfKListenNotes: https://bit.ly/38xY7pbAmazonMusic: https://amzn.to/2UpEk2PPodcastAddict: https://bit.ly/2V39XjrPodcastRepublic:https://bit.ly/3LH8JlV---------THE TEAM---------Jeff Snider, Head of Global Investment Research for Alhambra Investments. Master of ceremonies, Emil Kalinowski. Illustrations by David Parkins. Audio and video editor, Terence. Episode intro/outro music is "Timeless Clouds" by Luwaks.------FIND THE TEAM-------Jeff: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_AIPEmil: https://twitter.com/EmilKalinowskiDavid: https://DavidParkins.com/Terence: https://www.VisualFocusMedia.comLuwaks: https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/luwaks/"Timeless Clouds": https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/faCAnWtBPc/