Author Archives: Olaf Storbeck
Bank of England’s Haldane on the crisis of economics: “Our models are no longer working properly”
Andres Haldane (Photo: Bank of England)
Andrew Haldane is the Bank of England’s Executive Director …
Filed under Financial Crisis, General Economics
Excessive austerity doesn’t pay, IMF economists show
It is probably one of the most important trips in Greece’s modern history. On …
Filed under Economic Policy, Financial Crisis
UK regulator on the future of banking: "The costs of doing business will be higher"
Banking District (Photo credit: bsterling)
I recently interviewed Paul Sharma, Director of Policy at the …
Filed under Financial Crisis, Regulation
Why there's more in Draghi's may-day speech than markets realise
Mario Draghi (Photo by Monika Flueckiger/ World Economic Forum, via Wikipedia)
At first sight, Mario …
Filed under Economic Policy, Monetary Policy
Top-flight German business prof faces severe accusations of academic misconduct
One of the most successful German business professors is currently facing awkward questions about …
Filed under General Economics, Uncategorized
Killed by friendly fire? The Euro zone, banks and Draghi's “Big Bertha”
The Big Bertha, 1914 edition
The Big Bertha was one of the largest cannons of …
Filed under Financial Crisis, Monetary Policy
An economic explanation of Bayern's failure
Football and (the limits of) Economics (Photo by Anton via Wikipedia)
Yesterday’s Champions League final …
Filed under Uncategorized
The Economics of Success – Why Bayern Munich will beat Chelsea
I’m neither a supporter of Bayern Munich nor of Chelsea FC. In Germany, I …
Filed under Uncategorized
Editors of leading Finance journals condemn coerced citations
In February, a study about coerced citations in academic journals made headlines. Allen W. …
Filed under General Economics
University of Zurich: Forced retirement for Bruno Frey
After all, the University of Zurich gets tough against Bruno Frey.
The faculty has decided …
Filed under Bruno Frey
