Jede sollte ihre eigene Schildkröten essen – Gleichheit in der Ungewissheit
Der Ursprung des Ausdrucks ist wie folgt. Man erzählt sich, dass eine Gruppe von Fischern eine große..
26 SeptemberTag: economics
The Brooding Commander in Chief
I am starting to see a disturbing pattern, people trying to defend Trump’s late night call to General..
17 FebruaryEuropeans Have No Idea What Inflation Is
26 June
Economics of Victoria’s Angels
What does it take to be a Victoria’s Angel?: She sees a nutritionist, who has measured her body’s muscle mass, fat ratio and levels of water retention. He prescribes protein shakes, vitamins and supplements to keep Lima’s energy levels up during t…
14 NovemberThe Merits of Being Dumb
To be dumb also has its merits. In economics, where central decisions affects the lives of all, the discipline’s technical side must be explained to the lay people. Definitely not on par with physics but one needs talent to be able to communicate …
25 OctoberSupply and Demand from a Phase Transition View
During my time in school, the ideas that were transferred to me were at the time seem impervious to error, handed from the all knowing teacher whose mercy I beg to impart with when it came time for me to be graded. As it is always said and deemed …
29 JuneAffirmative Action for “Developing” Countries
The EU is rethinking things: The European Union intends to increase tariffs on developing countries including China, India and Brazil under a plan to give only the neediest nations preferential access to the world’s biggest market. The European Co…
11 MayThe higher education Bubble
If you understand this then you were, for the most part, part of the blue line. Prices of education is long due over to burst. It’s reported that student debt in the USA is approaching a trillion dollars, five times what it was ten years ago. One …
15 AprilChina Tomorrow
The Economist’s Free Exchange blog has a handy table showing you when China’s GDP will overtake America’s. You can manipulate it by changing the projected growth figures, though under any reasonable assumption, China will become the world’s larges…
18 January