Tags: dirk ehnts
The Sick Man Is Europe
May 22nd, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> The Pew Global Attitudes Project has its annual report out. It confirms what all European already know: disillusionment with the way the European institutions function. Democracy is a nice word, but in Europe, it is not… more »
Alternative fur Deutschland?
May 16th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> Since the world seems to be interested in Alternative für Deutschland I have translated some of their demands into English. It’s all from the programme which they posted on their website. I selected only a few which I thou… more »
Anarchy In The US
May 14th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> The New Yorker carries an interesting article on David Graeber, Occupy Wall Street and anarchy. I have read the first one hundred plus pages of “5,000 years of debt” and found them enlightening. Brad DeLong read on and f… more »
Jan Hatzius: Some Strange Inconsistency on the US Budget Deficit
May 5th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101 Here is some older reporting (February 2013) from marketwatch.com, which quotes Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius. He said, “But the more important reason is that Republicans in Congress seem to have given up… more »
Monetary Policy Fail: Euro Edition
May 3rd, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> Monetary policy, some economists still believe, works like this: if people are saving money, then they bring their money to the bank. This is called savings. Other people want to borrow money, and if the bank has enough… more »
