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Acting Man
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Investing in the Post-Corona World
Incrementum Advisory Board Discussion of April 8, 2020 with Special Guest Rick Rule The Incrementum Fund’s Advisory Board held its quarterly meeting on April 8. This time renowned resource stock investor Rick Rule, the President and CEO of Sprott US Holdings Inc., joined the discussion as a special guest. As always, there is a download link to a transcript of the conference call in PDF format at the end of this post. Rick Rule, CEO of Sprott...
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Gold Stocks – A Show of Strength
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Credit Markets – The Waiting Game
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Rate Cutters Unanimous
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The Corona Virus Epidemic – Going Global
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Silver Backwardation Returns – Precious Metals Supply and Demand
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The Secret to Fun and Easy Stock Market Riches
Antonio Fatas
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COVID-Economics Links (May 13)
Modern health crises: Recession and recovery - Chang Ma, John Rogers, Sili Zhou (VoxEU.org) The EU response to the coronavirus crisis: How to get more bang for the buck - Massimo Bordignon, Guido Tabellini (VoxEU.org) Pandemic Recession: L or V-Shaped? - Victoria Gregory, Guido Menzio, David G. Wiczer (NBER WP) COVID-19 and the Welfare Effects of Reducing Contagion - Robert S. Pindyck (NBER WP) How to pay for the (pandemic) war - Francesco...
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COVID-Economics Links (May 12)
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COVID-Economics Links (May 11)
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COVID-Economics Links (May 10)
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COVID-Economics Links (May 9)
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COVID-Economics Links (May 8)
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COVID-Economics Links (May 7)
Bruegel Think Thank
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An uncompromising budget
Apart from decisive European Central Bank measures, the EU-wide response to the COVID crisis had been rather weak until the Commission put on the table a drastically new proposal: the creation of a new recovery facility, ‘Next Generation EU’, that would borrow money in the name of the EU to finance EU-wide expenditures. The changes to the proposed standard seven-year budget that primarily focuses on long-term structural issues are however...
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COVID-19’s shock for emerging economies
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COVID-19’s reality shock for external-funding dependent emerging economies
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COVID-19 and India: economic impact and response
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Reading tea leaves from China’s two sessions: Large monetary and fiscal stimulus and still no growth guarantee
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China’s financial system: opening up and system risk
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Bruegel annual report 2019
Centre for European Reforms
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Time for a regime change in Frankfurt
In recent years, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) monetary policy has been half of what is necessary, two years late. To get eurozone inflation back to its ‘close to 2 per cent’ target, the ECB needs to be much bolder. The ECB’s meeting on March 10th is shaping up to be one of its most anticipated. Inflation remains far below target and market expectations of future inflation have hardened at very low levels, indicating that investors have...
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The refugee crisis: Fixing Schengen is not enough
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Deal done: Now for the hard work
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Would an ‘independent’ Britain want to join the single market?
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China’s European charm offensive: Silk Road or Silk Rope?
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Merkel after Paris
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Terrorism in Paris: Aux armes, citoyens?
Chris Dillow: Stumbling and Mumbling
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Hoist by his own petard
There is genuine anger at the behaviour of Dominic Cummings not just among the usual suspects but among some Tory MPs such as Roger Gale and Douglas Ross. It's worth exploring why this should be the case. It's because of cultural evolution. Early humans worked out (or stumbled upon) an important fact, that we often thrive best when we cooperate. As Axelrod and Hamilton showed in a classic paper (pdf): Cooperation based on reciprocity can get...
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Austerity, power & BBC bias
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What we don’t see
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How to be wrong
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Technocrats & class
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Avoidable unemployment
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Risk in capitalism
Craig Willy
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The Romanian Palimpsest
The foreigner in Romania is immediately struck by the country’s hybrid culture. This is obvious from the first words one learns to garble: piața (very close pronunciation to Italian’s piazza), mersi (from the French merci, though the “r” is a little more rolled), da (yes…), or even bacşiş (baksheesh). We then have a mysterious mélange of Western and Eastern Europe, the Romanian roots are decidedly mixed. Like in any country, the stages of...
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Krugman Vindicated?: Eurozone Debt Apparently Falling
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ECB’s Cœuré Calls on Politicians to Hurry Up and Build the Eurozone Superstate and Federal Budget
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Why is so much official EU art ugly?
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Draghi: EU is “most advanced experiment” in transnational government
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Eurostat: Women Outnumber Men 2-to-1 in Teaching Across Europe (But Still Under-Represented in Universities)
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Why is free Kosovo providing highest number of “asylum-seekers” to the EU?
David Smith’s EconomicsUK
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Signs of life start to flicker in our lockdown economy
Signs of life start to flicker in our lockdown economy Posted by David Smith at 09:00 AMCategory: David Smith's other articles My regular column is available to subscribers on www.thesundaytimes.co.uk This is an excerpt. When, a few days ago, Rishi Sunak warned of “a severe recession, the likes of which we have not seen”, the surprise was that nobody was surprised. He was also able to say it without facing criticism. Among the many changes...
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There’s no need for tax rises now, and maybe not later
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Wartime lessons on deficits, debt and the role of the state
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We’ll have a different economy – but will it be a better one?
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Lockdowns are different, and getting out of them is the hard part
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How to avoid the scars from a deep and nasty recession
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Even as we dive into recession, some worry about the return of inflation
Economistmeg
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IIF Annual Meetings: US Economic Outlook
I joined Beth Ann Bovino, Jonathan Pingle and Elina Ribakova this week to speak on a panel about the US Economic Outlook at the IIF Annual Meetings, which usually occur alongside the IMF/WB meetings. We discussed what indicators we’re watching closely to see when we may have found a bottom, how the US has handled the shock to the labour market (compared with Europe), whether we should worry about inflation, prospects for the oil market and...
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Realities bite in the US
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The Shock of Coronavirus: Hard Truths
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EM and developing economies face tough slog
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V, U, W or Nike Swoosh?
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The Mother of all Recessions
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Emerging markets are the next domino to fall in the coronavirus crisis
Eurostat News Releases
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Annual inflation down to 0.3% in the euro area
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China, US and EU are the largest economies in the world
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Production in construction down by 14.1% in euro area
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Euro area international trade in goods surplus €28.2 bn
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GDP down by 3.8% and employment down by 0.2% in the euro area
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Industrial production down by 11.3% in euro area
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Household energy prices in the EU increased compared with 2018
IFO Hans-Werner Sinn & Clemens Fuest
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ifo Institute: Economic Experts Fear Tariff War Will Shrink World Trade
International economic experts fear that the tariff war between the US, China, and Europe will lead to a decline in world trade. This is the result of the World Economic Survey conducted by the ifo Institute among 1,130 economists worldwide. When asked to name the most significant consequence of the higher tariffs, the predominant answer was “less trade.” This answer scored 1.7 on a scale of 1 to 3, where 1...
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ifo Economists’ Panel: Economists Do Not Expect East German States to Catch up Any Further
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CESifo Newsletter 2019/04
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Légère amélioration de l’indice ifo du climat économique mondial
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ifo World Economic Climate Recovers Slightly
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Institut ifo : Les économistes redoutent les effets négatifs d’une guerre douanière sur le commerce mondial
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ifo President Fuest Calls for a “Europe of Opportunity” Instead of “Europe As a Fortress”
Il fatto quotidiano Alberto Bagnai
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Alberto Bagnai – Il Fatto Quotidiano
Guardate questo breve scambio su Twitter: Paolo Cirino Pomicino sostiene che l’entrata nell’euro non fu di per sé un errore: l’errore fu entrarci al cambio sbagliato. Alla richiesta di precisare quale sarebbe stato quello giusto, precisa: “poco più della metà”. Insomma, il cambio corretto, secondo Cirino Pomicino, sarebbe stato di circa 1000 lire per euro (la conversazione, se interessa, è qui). Qualcuno penserà: “Chiacchiere del sabato...
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Orlando privatizza la giustizia online
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Orlando privatizza la giustizia online
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I disoccupati “veri” in Italia sono il 30%: più che in Grecia
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I disoccupati “veri” in Italia sono il 30%: più che in Grecia
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Non è il libero commercio che favorisce i lavoratori
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Non è il libero commercio che favorisce i lavoratori
London School of Economics
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Book Review: Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist by Alexander Zevin
In Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist, Alexander Zevin traces the 177-year history of the Economist newspaper, positioning the Economist not only as a lens for understanding reinterpretations of liberalism across different eras, but also as an active participant in influencing policy and public debate. This is a rigorous and meticulously researched study of the Economist’s history and the contingencies that shaped...
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Populist party supporters: Informed, uninformed or misinformed?
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Next Generation EU (NGE): The Commission’s Covid-19 recovery package
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Who pays for Covid-19? Assessing seven potential options
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As long as economic growth remains the EU’s main objective, it will not be well prepared for health threats
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Italian debt and Covid-19: How do financial markets diagnose Europe’s underlying condition?
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Book Review: Democracy Beyond Elections: Government Accountability in the Media Age by Gergana Dimova
MNI Euro Insight
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MORNING DIGEST: July 18, 2016
EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels Monday, with the situation in Turkey set to top the discussions, along with the ongoing terrorism threats in Europe following the Nice attack. They will be joined by John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, to talk about EU-US relations and how to move forward with global foreign policy issues. Boris Johnson, recently appointed UK foreign secretary following the British vote to leave the EU, will make his...
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MORNING DIGEST: July 15, 2016
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Analysis: Vestager Comments Suggest Some Investor Bail-in if Italy’s Banks are Recapitalised
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Analysis: Bank of England Easing Decision is Delayed, not Cancelled, While MPC Gathers Data
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MORNING DIGEST: July 14, 2016
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Euro Insight Poll: Brexit Crushes Hopes for Stronger Eurozone Recovery
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Analysis: NATO’s Troop Buildup Seeks to Contain Russian Expansion but Alliance is Split on Strategy
On French Politics
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The Future of the EU: Too Many Plans, Too Many Hands
Share the post "The Future of the EU: Too Many Plans, Too Many Hands" There are now numerous Covid rescue plans on the table for European leaders to consider. There is no need to run them down here because Prof. David Cameron of Yale has provided an excellent summary of their provisions. Briefly, the central bone of contention is whether EU assistance will be provided in the form of loans, ultimately to be reimbursed by...
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Ryan Patrick Hanley on Fénelon
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Virage à 1 km–mais à droite ou à gauche?
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The Bookish Multitude: A review of D.W. Young’s “Booksellers”
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The Achilles’ Curve: Greece’s Management of the Covid-19 Crisis
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A Long-Awaited Breakthrough?
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Revue de Presse: 17 mai
Political Thoughts – the magazine
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Space: A new era begins
On 30th May the USA will launch its first manned spacecraft since 2011. Provided all goes well the 30th of May 2020 will mark the real beginning of the Space Age.The key to this new age is that SpaceX has managed to build a launcher, the Falcon 9, that is both low cost and high capacity. You can now send a Kg bag of sugar into orbit for under $5000 which means you can have a cup of coffee in space for only $500. Just cheaper than fifty cups...
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Our borders are not under control: COVID19 and Migration: BBC Silent.
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Is Twitter a Menace?
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China: Are we too late to react?
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The BBC Charter Must be Amended
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Rules for beating Covid-19
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Australia is under attack from China – UK broadcasters are silent.
Professor Werner
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EU Basics – Your Guide to the UK Referendum on EU Membership
By Professor Richard A. Werner, D.Phil. (Oxon) 20 June 2016 The British people should be clear about just what they will be voting on at the EU referendum this Thursday. What does it actually mean to stay in the EU? What does it mean to exit? Concerning the second question, the dominant issue in the debate has been the question whether there will be a significant negative economic impact on the UK from exiting the EU. Prime Minister David...
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Is Germany to blame for the European mess?
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„Negative“ Interest Rates and the War on Cash
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What should be done about Greece – and what is likely to happen
Protesilaos Stavrou
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Protesilaos Stavrou
Jekyll2020-05-28T06:23:51+00:00https://protesilaos.com//Protesilaos Stavrou: Political writingsProtesilaos StavrouComment on resisting techno-digital dystopia2020-05-21T00:00:00+00:002020-05-21T00:00:00+00:00https://protesilaos.com/politics/comment-anti-techno-dystopiaI was asked for my opinion on the challenges raised by potentially repressive technologies. The idea is how can one protect themselves from the seemingly omnipotent state,...
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Comment on resisting techno-digital dystopia
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Comment on elections in general
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Crises, transnationalism, and the demi-state
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On crisis and statecraft
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More ECB QE will not stop the Coronacrisis
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On trust, global inter-dependence, and sustainability
Rybinski
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Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku – kilka dobrych rad na koniec
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Polska przekracza granice międzynarodowej śmieszności
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Czy testy czynią uczniów głupszymi
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Czy sprawdziły się moje prognozy na 2016 rok
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What Trump election means for global economy?
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Spór o kluczowe wartości wymaga przeprowadzenia referendum
The Economist Europe
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Covid masks give the French a new way to be chic
May 30th 2020PARISA WOMAN CYCLES by in a pistachio-green mask that matches the colour of her bicycle. Masks in black, the perennial fall-back for the stylish, are the new staple in the fashionable quarters of the French capital. Since the government made mask-wearing compulsory on public transport on May 11th, elegant Parisians have ditched the mass-market pale-blue surgical ones for a dash of coronavirus chic.Erik Schaix, a designer, sells...
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The EU’s recovery fund is a benefit of Brexit
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Germany’s contact tracers try to block a second covid-19 wave
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Europe’s habit of propping up firms may outlast the pandemic
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Eastern Europe’s covid-19 recession could match its post-communist one
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A beery European spy club is revealed
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Sweden’s reindeer-herding Sami take back control
The Market Monetarist
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Why have epidemiological forecasts been so wrong and what to do about it
Why have epidemiological forecasts been so wrong and what to do about it If we look at the forecasts, we got from epidemiologists initially in the Covid-19 pandemic it has turned out that they have massively wrong. While tragic the number of people who has died in this pandemic has been much lower than forecasted. The reason given by epidemiologists then is that that is because of interventions – lockdowns. But then you made the wrong kind of...
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Presentation on the US economy and markets (in Danish)
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When Americans vote in November unemployment will be below 6%
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The Corona Crisis – a Scandinavian perspective.
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ONE factor explains most of the differences in Covid19 deaths across countries
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All set for a fast recovery after the ‘Great Lockdown’
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A talk with the Icelandic Minister of Finance on the corona crisis
VoxEU
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Regulatory arbitrage and the G20’s global derivatives market reform
In 2009, the G20 launched its global derivatives market reform to target the kind of over-the-counter (OTC) trading that had spread losses from the US housing market to the world economy (Acharya and Engle 2009, Tavares 2011). The reform was designed to improve transparency and regulatory oversight and consisted of five building blocks: (i) the introduction of trade repositories to facilitate surveillance, (ii) central clearing of standardised...
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The World Health Organization: A GRID for reform
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The short-run implications of school closures
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COVID-19 and non-performing loans
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Covid, hysteresis, and the future of work
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Time for beds
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COVID-19 in Mauritius and other tourist paradises