Tag Archives: euro
Bridges (or currencies) that go nowhere?
So M. Hollande has yet to come into power in France and his agenda is already dictated, obviously by those that are scared by his pseudo-Keynesian agenda on larger public spending. The latest (of the several) quotes: Spending on infrastructure – … Continue reading
Oggi andiamo al cinema, a vedere la vera arte dell’economista
Oggi vi porto al cinema. Godetevi questo breve spettacolo dell’economia e di cosa sia un vero economista. Attore principale: Andrés Velasco. Oggi è un Professore a contratto alla Columbia University, dove ha studiato, come il sottoscritto. Ma fare il Professore … Continue reading
Of puppets, gray suits, spreads. Beaten by a United Growing Europe.
Nobody knows why spreads go up. Everyone has his/her opinion. Me too. At the risk of being proven wrong, as I have been before. I think markets are asking to be paid for the added uncertainty of the soon to … Continue reading
Yes we Can!
Mentre continuiamo a registrare i dati Istat sugli inattivi in crescita, continuiamo a cercare il bandolo della matassa. Oggi il mio collega Marcello Messori sul Corriere dice tante cose giuste: che “il Def …. non offre … prospettive confortanti sul … Continue reading
The Lost Decade when Streets got Meaner.
The presentation I liked the most among the many at the recent fantastic Berlin’s INET was “The Future of Europe – North and South” by Prof. Wendy Carlin of UCL (see here her video). She divides Eurozone countries into North … Continue reading
Giu’ al Sud. D’Europa.
Ma esiste una Europa del Nord virtuosa ed una Europa del Sud sciagurata? Wendy Carlin, brava economista dell’University College of London, ha cercato di convincerci di sì. E, a nostro avviso, ci è riuscita. Ha diviso l’eurozona in Nord (Germania, Benelux, … Continue reading
Where does Germany stand in all this? The (different) perspective of 2 (smart) Germans.
Joseph Martin “Joschka” Fischer is a German politician of the Alliance ’90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005. Fischer has been a leading figure in … Continue reading
Quando Draghi scende a Cosenza e risolve la crisi.
L’ironia della sorte vuole che sia la Banca Centrale Europea a pubblicare i lavori che indicano come uscire dalla crisi ora e subito. La politica monetaria, lo ripeto, è la morfina che lenisce il dolore. Le riforme (ma quelle giuste!) … Continue reading
Will Italy Fight for Greece Self-Determination?
Today at the School of Law of the University of Nottingham takes place the second Greek Public Policy Forum. Τhe “Greek Public Policy Forum” is an initiative led by a number of university scholars and more generally by people who … Continue reading