Ideas and dogmas story applies in politics and economics as a dowdy. There must not be surprised that even the “liberal” FDP chronically “argumentative material fatigue” and suffers from the economics, because historically forgotten crises is helpless. The 300th Birthday of the Scottish moral philosopher David Hume is an occasion to remember the heritage of classical liberalism. Readmore…
Archive for October, 2011
Fukushima and the German nuclear phase-
October 13th, 2011
The disaster in Fukushima no observer can probably unaffected. Many people feel a mixture of horror about their suffering and fear, even to have similar experience. It is therefore not surprising that once again has been discussed about the phasing out of nuclear energy. Readmore…
Since 1 May this year, citizens from Central and Eastern European member countries of the EU. PresentsThe extent of labor migration is directed initially to the wage differential between Germany and the corresponding MOL, which is at its greatest when unemployed persons willing to work in their home country. Readmore…
The rocky road to free society
October 10th, 2011
When they forced The year 2010/11 the Tunisian ruler Ben Ali to flee from his country, this triggered a wave of liberation movements in the Arab world. Comparisons with the domino-like fall of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe were quickly at hand, and many of us dreamed of a democratized Middle East and North Africa. Readmore…
“Not a single currency is the most urgent, the stability of our currency it is.”In the European Monetary Union is more than a year haywire. After Greece and Ireland, Portugal is now slipped below the reserve parachute. The politically ungovernable Belgium, Spain and the economically depressed the notoriously damp Italy also threatens the transition to Brussels. Readmore…
Professor Raffelhüschen, you could record off the cuff, the current age pyramid for Germany?Bernd Raffelhüschen:The age pyramid structure resembles any more, but more and more like a Christmas tree. We have the largest age groups, the so-called baby boomers, now in the middle. Readmore…
Should be mandatory to assure young professional athletes?
October 6th, 2011
Recently suggested the players' union contract for the union footballer.Although To create all the young athletes who hope to make the leap into professional sports, know that even before the end of her career is at some point, is hardly in a young athlete for this stage of life. It may end the career in professional sports are just as unpredictable and also meet the young athlete to injury. Readmore…
John Taylor has recently published on his blog following graph the relationship between unemployment rate and investment rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2010:Source: John TaylorHe compares this graph with the corresponding relationship between unemployment and government consumption ratioSource: John TaylorAnd comes to conclusion that the “most effective” way to reduce unemployment, increase the investment rate and government consumption ratio is not. Readmore…
1 IntroductionThe Damages and suffering caused by inflation during the course of history are enormous. Still, the worst excesses of inflation occurred not before the 20th century. This development was a consequence of the further technical development of money from coins to paper money and book money together with changes in the monetary regime or constitutional ruling supply and control of money. Readmore…