Tag Archives: economic growth

Dismal Q4 won’t derail German economy

by Olaf Storbeck on 01/17/2013

Europe’s largest economy fared worse than expected at the end of 2012. But the …

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Filed under Allgemein

Tagged as economic growth, exports, GDP, German economy

Europe's Austerity Pipe Dreams

by Olaf Storbeck on 09/24/2011

Economic history suggests that Europe won’t be able to fulfil its budgetary pledges. A …

Filed under Economic Policy, Financial Crisis

Tagged as Austerity, economic growth, fiscal consolidation, Germany, Greece, Gross domestic product, International Monetary Fund, Italy, Nicolas Sarkozy, spending cuts, United States

One year on – Top 10 posts on "Economics Intelligence"

by Olaf Storbeck on 05/31/2011

I started this blog almost exactly one year ago. The first post (“Accident, Suicide …

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Filed under General Economics

Tagged as Axel Weber, Basel III, Deutsche Bundesbank, economic growth, fiscal policy, Jens Weidmann, Sicilian Mafia, Tim Harford

What the Mafia teaches about fiscal policy

by Olaf Storbeck on 05/11/2011

What’s the impact of fiscal policy on GDP growth? That’s one of the most …

Filed under Economic Policy, Financial Crisis, General Economics

Tagged as American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, deficit spending, Economic, economic crisis, economic growth, economic policy, fiscal multiplier, fiscal policy, Government spending, great depression, John Maynard Keynes, macroeconomics, mafia, monetary policy, public debt, recession, Salvatore Riina, Social Sciences

The Limits to Growth, reloaded

by mueller2 on 04/21/2011

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Is economic growth a blessing or a curse, asks Hans Christian Müller …

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Tagged as Club of Rome, degrowth, Economic, economic growth, Environment, Herman Daly, Social Sciences, The Limits to Growth

Don’t listen to the banks' lobbyists – Basel III is way too soft

by Olaf Storbeck on 03/30/2011

Canary Wharf, London: Big banks, big risks (Photo: Dave Pape, via Wikimedia Commons)
ECB President …

Filed under Banking, Financial Crisis, Regulation

Tagged as Adair Turner Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, Bank of England, banking stability, Basel II, Basel III, crisis, economic growth, equity ratios, financial crisis, financial regulation, Jean-Claude Trichet, lobbying, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, regulation, SIFI, Tier 1 capital