Newsroom
From Russia, with an agenda
Europe’s new cold war is different. The Russian state is still targeting Western politics, but it does so quite openly – and with much more conventional means. Like a new TV station. […]
Month: June 2021
Insights
When is a tax a tax?
Imagine your dues to government not as taxes. Just as payments with benefits. Bliss. […]
Newsroom
The next Euro crisis has just begun
Just as Europe’s economies are emerging from the Covid-19 recession, the next big European crisis is already visible on the horizon. It is just not clear what kind of crisis it will be: another debt crisis, an inflation crisis, or a combination of both. […]
Insights
An awake press asking questions
To land a top job, having a stand-out CV helps. But that does not justify hallucinating your life’s achievements. Especially not if the media are doing their job. […]
The New Zealand Herald
The problem with Climate Commission chair Rod Carr’s economic argument
The problem with economics is that it often uses a language that non-economists do not speak. But economists should know better. […]
Insights
News from the Unreserved Bank
The Minister of Finance and the Reserve Bank Governor should urgently reaffirm what the role of the RBNZ ought to be. […]
Newsroom
It’s not all about the money
Last week, following six years of intense negotiations, the Swiss government pulled out of the talks on a new treaty. It preferred Switzerland’s sovereignty over the gains of deeper integration into the EU. […]