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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 …
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An economic explanation of Bayern's failure
Football and (the limits of) Economics (Photo by Anton via Wikipedia)
Yesterday’s Champions League final …
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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 …
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On the merits of repeating oneself – A conference in defense of Bruno Frey
On 9 December, Jürgen Backhaus, Professor of Economics at the University of Erfurt and …
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An Interview with Richard Easterlin
From my point of view Richard Easterlin is a strong candidate for the Nobel …
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Save the Euro, for God's sake!
I think this really deserves some publicity.
Twelve european top economists just published a dramatic …
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The Economics of Target2 balances
German stamp from 1998, celebration the foundation of the ECB (Image via Wikipedia)
The Target2 …
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How Economics is loosing its memory
Right in the middle of a deep crisis of established economic theory the history …
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