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Is the Federal Reserve Breeding the Next Financial Crisis?
by Ambrogio Cesa-Bianchi and Alessandro Rebucci This article was originally published in Voxeu.org Many economists think that the US Federal Reserve’s loose monetary stance in the 2000′s fueled the US housing bubble. Is the Fed thus responsible for the Global … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Reserve
Tagged Alessandro Rebucci, Ambrogio Cesa-Bianchi, consumer confidence, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, home sales, housing, recession, recovery, Voxeu
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European Banking Union Proposal
The sovereign debt crisis has revealed severe flaws in the EU internal market. Common monetary policy has not been accompanied by the transfer of authority to supervise banks and risks of banks and states have become dangerously intertwined. This column summarises the proposal of the German Council of Economic Experts for a full banking union which aim at correcting these deficits. Continue reading
Jobless Recoveries and the Disappearance of Routine Occupations
The US economy is recovering. But what explains the stubborn malaise in its labour market? This column argues that future recovery from recession will likely be jobless because technological advances and mechanisation now enable troubled firms to shed middle-income jobs in favour of machines and automation. If these jobs are not recouped during subsequent economic recovery, future recoveries may well remain jobless. Continue reading
Germany: Follow China
by Kamil Yilmaz, Voxeu Germany’s fiscal response to the crisis was timid compared with those of China and the US. This column uses business-cycle connectedness indices to show that Germany should follow in the footsteps of China and increase its … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Eurozone, macroeconomics
Tagged China, Germany, Germany expansion, global connectedness, Kalmil Yilmaz, periphery Europe austerity, Voxeu
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Bankruptcy Costs Affect America’s Debt Crisis
by Guest Author Jialan Wang, Voxeu In 2005, the US Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act raised the costs to households of filing for bankruptcy by 60%. While the law was designed to prevent abuse by wealthy debtors, this … Continue reading
Posted in Banking News, macroeconomics
Tagged bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention, Jailan Wang, Voxeu
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Austerity: How is as Important as How Much
by Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi, Voxeu Europe’s embrace of austerity has sparked a debate among economists. This column argues that the debate has gone astray. Until the critical principle – ‘how’ is as important as ‘how much’ – is … Continue reading
The Big Question: Has Austerity Gone Too Far?
by Giancarlo Corsetti, Voxeu Is austerity self-defeating? Is it keeping Europeans underemployed for years and destroying the very growth needed to pay off the debt? Or is it steering nations clear of Greek-like tragedies? So starts a new debate on … Continue reading
