Tags: euro crisis
Europe: Spreading the Pain
May 15th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Adam Whitehead, KeySignals.com Like his former MIT colleague Stanley Fischer, Mario Draghi hinted that their former MIT colleague's "Helicopter" will soon be taking off, in his most recent ECB press conference; but was quick to opine that it won't b… more »
Is Market Behavior Unacceptable?
July 19th, 2012
in Op Ed
by Michael Pettis Last night I arrived at my family’s home in Spain just in time to catch Spain play Italy. The whole family and lots of friends watched it, while feeding on great seafood and lots of wine, at a neighboring chiringuito on the beach, an… more »
Want to Save the Euro? Don't Start from Where You are Now
July 16th, 2012
in Op Ed
by Clive CorcoranPaul Krugman, who must be on a promotion tour for his book as he has been showing up for lots of TV interviews recently, was recently interviewed by Joe Wiesenthal (Business Insider) and a clip entitled How the Euro crisis will end… more »
MMT, The Euro and The Greatest Prediction of the Last 20 Years
July 9th, 2012
in Op Ed
by L. Randall Wray, New Economic Perspectives Lest you think NEP is tooting its own hyperbolic horn a bit too much, I borrowed the title of this post from a 2011 piece written by someone who is currently hostile to MMT even though he acknowledges its… more »
Banks Should Not be Allowed to Sell Their Loans
June 23rd, 2012
in Op Ed
by Elliott Morss Introduction Almost all the world’s economic ills in the last decade are attributable to unwarranted risks taken by banks. And all the remedies start by bailing out the banks, leaving the millions who lost their jobs resulting… more »
