Cost cutting and economic growth
Some commentators regard cost cutting by companies in order to secure profits as a major threat to the economy. They hold that if…
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Why the Fed’s Bazooka Will Not Stop a Wave of Corporate Defaults
By Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca Acknowledging the enormous threat to jobs and incomes posed by the coronavirus epidemic, the Federal Reserve on…
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The Fear Factor of Europe’s Public Debt
by Elisabeth Krecké Global debt has surged spectacularly in recent years and now stands at an all-time high of more than 322 percent of…
Read MoreThe Global Economy Won’t Bounce Back Soon
In February, the general consensus between large investment banks and supranational entities was that there would be a one-time hit to GDP in the…
Read MoreWeeks where decades happen
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Lenin “My daughter just said to me, ‘Daddy, the stock…
Read MoreTo Kill Markets Is the Worst Possible Plan
omentous events usually leave strong memories on those who have lived through them, and those memories often become passed on to later generations in…
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Epidemics, Economic Growth and Stock-market Performance – An Historical Perspective
As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers momentum, history offers too few data points The Spanish Flu is the nearest comparison – similarities are matched…
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Stockman: Coronavirus the ‘Catalyst’ for Popping the ‘Mother of All Bond Bubbles’
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Speech in the European Parliament
In January the Cobden Centre worked with the Ludwig von Mises Institute to organise an event in the European Parliament on artificial intelligence and…
Read MoreThe questionable role of quantitative methods in economics
Most economists consider the use of sophisticated mathematical and statistical methods key towards understanding the complexities of economics. They are of the view that…
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