Posts by Daniel Fernández
Tax Burdens, Per Capita Income, and Simpson’s Paradox
The richest countries have higher taxes. Does that mean we should raise our taxes in order to become rich?
Read MoreThe European Central Bank Is Breaking Out the Heavy Artillery
The ECB is anticipating a new economic crisis. Can it get ahead of it?
Read MoreHow Will the Global Recession Affect Spain?
Is Spain ready to face another Recession?
Read MoreDoes China Devalue Its Currency?
Is China using the exchange rate to gain competitiveness illegitimately?
Read MoreIs 2019 the New 2006?
When the yield curve inverted in 2006, analysts said that “this time it’s different,” that the US economy was solid. Some can be heard making the same claims in 2019. History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme, and 2019 appears to be rhyming with 2006.
Read MoreThe Best Countries to Be Born as a Female Are in the West and Capitalist
Is Western society characterized by male privilege? Are economic freedom and capitalism synonymous of male privilege?
Read MoreThe Real Relationship Between Capitalism and the Environment
Capitalism and the environment: friends or enemies?
Read MoreGentrification—and tourism—have become the new target in the never-ending social struggle in favor of the disadvantaged
Gentrification is the new monster to be fought. The term already has such bad press, that almost no one is willing to say anything in its favor (defending gentrification and defending neoliberalism are now almost interchangeable). Can gentrification get a break? Find out more here.
Read MoreItalian Banks Are The European Economy’s New Sword of Damocles
What are the Eurozone’s riskier banking systems? Which countries should be concerned in the face of a possible contagion effect of the Italian crisis?
Read MoreDoes the Fed Follow Its Own Rules?
One of the most interesting discussions in the field of monetary theory concerns the role central banks play in the economy. There are multiple views regarding different issues: from questioning the mere existence of the central bank to the actual role a central bank should take.
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