Tags: germany
Excess German Savings, Not Thrift, Caused the European Crisis
May 24th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Michael Pettis, China Financial Marketsp> One of the reasons that it is been so hard for a lot of analysts, even trained economists, to understand the imbalances that were at the root of the current crisis is that we too easily confuse national s… more »
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 »
Hollande, the Winner?
May 11th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">"One year later and Hollande is isolated in Europe". That was Le Figaro's shock-horror front page for May 3. On page 2, lined up to say much the same thing, were editors from Spain's El Mundo, Corriere del… 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 »
