c-19

The Fabric, and the Notion, of EU Solidarity is Being Ripped Apart

Italians are suffering – but they are also angry and defiant. EU flags are being burned. On social media, Italy’s…

5 years ago

Clash over Eurobonds Widens Rift in Eurozone

Sixteen hours into their videoconference, sleep deprived Eurozone finance ministers early this morning agreed to disagree and try again for…

5 years ago

Deflation, Inflation, and the Disappearance of Deficit Phobia

Inflation is, essentially, the expression of excess demand or, on its flip side, a sign of depressed supply. The trillions…

5 years ago

Smoke and Mirrors Line the Fringes of the Pandemic

Luigi di Maio owes his rapid ascendancy in Italian politics to an almost virulent display of Euroscepticism. It propelled the…

5 years ago

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

Scale, speed, and simplicity. In order to have a discernible effect, measures taken to alleviate the impact of the corona…

5 years ago

The Great Equaliser That Was Not

In a macabre spin on the corona pandemic, some sociologists and economists tentatively hail the deadly virus as the great…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: The Lure of Rustbelts When Lean Is No Longer Mean

During their short lifetime, shrimp barely migrate. Aided by a snap of their tail and the tidal currents, the crustaceans…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: The Welfare State May Yet Prove Its Worth

The currently much deplored absence of a social security safety net is a feature – and not necessarily a bug…

5 years ago

Blessings, Curses, Co-operation and Collaboration – the Virus is Forcing Knowledge upon us

No one was expecting this. No one knows what will happen next. Does that make this a time to hunker…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: A Gathering Storm Darkens the Prospects of Africa

Even before the corona virus made its presence known, market analysts had no need for prescient powers to predict trouble…

5 years ago