Economic Freedom

Fundamental questions of social organization, we all tend to imagine what we would do if we had the power to shape society. Because we hold responsible for the policy without question, it is all about who has the power and whether those who are in power follow the correct ethical and political goals. Readmore…

“football mafia DFB” is a little flattering fans singing that you hear in German stadiums where football fans against decisions of the German Football Association DFB and DFL.Is examined by the Bundeskartellamt, on the one hand the question of whether DFB and DFL have formed a cartel to the detriment of sponsors. Readmore…

The Political Class in Germany has been debated for years whether the term of the Bundestag is to be extended: for example, from four to five years. At the same time in some argued that the consent to such extension must be linked to the introduction of additional plebiscitary elements in the constitution. Readmore…

Many people in Europe would be missing something, there would be no more national soccer teams. They are proud of their national football, as they are on the flag of their nation or their national anthem. Also at the 2008 European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, the triad of team, flag and anthem again be seen and heard. Readmore…

Symptom of the Credit CrisisThe turmoil in the U.S. subprime mortgage market has developed into an international credit crisis on. It is eroding investor confidence in credit and credit-related products and, most important, raising concerns about the solidity of the banking sector, as evidenced by banks' elevated funding terms and diminished stock prices. Readmore…

There was people in Germany, Angela Merkel, who called a new edition of Margaret Thatcher. That was meant by the least friendly. For most Germans, the former British Prime Minister have never liked. Cold, capitalist and without any sense of humor: The sum total of those Anglo-Saxon strangeness, the warmth of this country threatens the welfare state. Readmore…

First Peoples hear the signals of the common good sirensThere is a fairly uniform stitches, after which one always seems to proceed when it comes to the economy and ethics. First, it discredits the self-interest. This applies to almost unanimous approval, because even the business leaders see themselves as adhering to the higher values ​​like “mere” self-interest. Readmore…

Modest growth over the past three decades shows in many rich countries distributive sanding marks. Income and wealth are distributed unequally. As long as the pie continues to grow rapidly, the greater inequality is hardly perceived by the people. Most are better off. This is true even if some receive larger pieces of the pie than others. Readmore…

The recent economic upswing in Germany has benefited mainly the industrial sector. Some observers now rejoice that so many decades of structural change at the expense of industry and to the benefit of the services was over at last. You change this structure has long been suspect, since he expressed them as an erosion of the industrial base of the economy and weaken their long-term growth potential appeared. Readmore…