President Trump’s economic war against Germany and the euro
J ust a week after his official installation at the White House, Donald J. Trump lashed out at China, accused of manipulating its...
Does Economic Growth Alleviate Poverty in Developing Countries?
Poverty alleviation has implied an important goal for developing countries and policy-makers throughout the last century. Recently, organisations such as the United Nations and...
The Domino’s Effect of International Business Cycles
Business cycles are common phenomena in the countries’ economy, implying a puzzling pattern that behavioural economists try to study and forecast.
What is known as...
Are Free-Floating Exchange Rate Regimes Advantageous or Disadvantageous for International Trade Growth?
In light of the termination of the US dollar convertibility to gold (end of the Breton Woods exchange rate system, 1971-73), there has been...
The policy of artificial scarcity of currency
Herodotus tells us that it was Croesus, King of Lydia, the land from which, according to Livy, the Etruscans came, who invented the minting...
Rebuttal to the Washington Post: The True Economic State
Whether one agrees with Donald Trump’s economic policies or not, the state of economy he will inherit needs to be clarified. A recent article...
The Potential Role of Behavioural Economics for the 2017 German G-20 Presidency
The Federal Republic of Germany assumed last December the 2017 presidency of the G-20, after China held the 2016 presidency since December 2015. Proposed...
Lessons from the Particular Trade Relationship between Canada and the US
Canada is the US’ 1st trading partner (US Department of Commerce, 2015). In fact, US export and import values to/from Canada was $242 and...
Interview: Russia’s business and investment opportunities in Africa
With new trends and directions in global business, African countries have to look to the Eurasian region as a huge market for exports as...
Saving Under Trump’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
W hile the intelligence of the average American to vote for Trump and have him elected as the head of the country...