As The Euro Time Bomb Ticks Away The ECB Turns Desperate
These are not happy times for Europe. Ukraine, Russia, and rising anti-democratic influences in Hungary and Poland represent latent threats at the European Union’s eastern
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Why We Need To Rewrite The Maastricht Rules
The 1992 Treaty of Maastricht that lay the basis for the euro committed signing governments to several economic targets. Subsequent treaties and protocols made these targets
Keynes’s General Theory At 80
In 1935, John Maynard Keynes wrote to George Bernard Shaw: “I believe myself to be writing a book on economic theory which will largely revolutionize
EU Stagnation Continues: Deja Vu All Over Again
With the returning regularity of a bad habit, the Financial Times reassures us that yet again German economic growth snatches the euro zone from the
The Inequality Puzzle
Over the past decade, income inequality has come to be ranked alongside terrorism, climate change, pandemics, and economic stagnation as one of the most urgent
Here Is Why Brexiters Are Completely Wrong On Trade
The fight for the UK to remain a member of the European Union is now fully on. The country will have a momentous decision to
Europe Should Tighten Monetary Policy And Ease Fiscally
Mario Draghi and Wolfgang Schäuble are experienced people who know the euro bloc is in an impasse. The European Central Bank president and Germany’s finance
Inequality: The Structural Aspects
Despite the unprecedented attention that income and wealth inequality has received in this year’s presidential campaign in the United States and in several recent elections
The Italian Bad Bank: A Better Alternative
The severe financial crisis of recent years hit Eurozone industrial production; in a bank-centric currency area this resulted in tremendous growth of NPLs (non-performing loans),
Economics In The Age Of Abundance
Until very recently, one of the biggest challenges facing mankind was making sure there was enough to eat. From the dawn of agriculture until well
Migration’s Economic Positives And Negatives
I have always been a strong believer that geography determines one’s worldview (I think it is de Gaulle who is credited for saying that “history is
How Much Debt Is Too Much?
Is there a “safe” debt/income ratio for households or debt/GDP ratio for governments? In both cases, the answer is yes. And in both cases, it
Break The Vicious Circle Of Falling Prices And Wages
The IMF has recently released its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update pointing to persistently weak growth and another downward revision of its projected growth
To Avoid A 2016 Crash, The Major Powers Need To Pull In The Same Direction
It looks already as if 2016 will be a pivotal year for the world economy. RBS has advised investors to “sell everything except for high-quality bonds” as
How The Oil Price Crash Is Wrecking Mario Draghi’s QE Effect
2015 will go down as the year when the oil price crash did not result in a swift decline in oil output. At a first
The New Geo-Economics
Last year was a memorable one for the global economy. Not only was overall performance disappointing, but profound changes – both for better and for
Greece’s Two Currencies
Imagine a depositor in the US state of Arizona being permitted to withdraw only small amounts of cash weekly and facing restrictions on how much