Category Archives: Current Events

Where you can find me these days

Posted on June 13, 2019 by fmpdea

As expected, I have moved to fresher pastures. I have been the Economics Editor at sister publications NordSIP and Ekonamik since the beginning of January 2019 and want to invite you to check out our content. Both publications are focused … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Opinions of its effects from Leavers and Remain

Posted on June 23, 2016 by fmpdea

As the title of this post would suggest, I’m solely interested in listing and summarising the views of the different sides of the public debate. This post is divided in 5 sections: What Remain says will happen if there’s a … Continue reading →

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American & Russian pressures build momentum towards a European army

Posted on March 9, 2015 by fmpdea

Every-so-often, discussions emerge regarding the need of establishing a European army. This is an idea as old as post-WWII European integration and the European Defence Community proposed in 1952 that died with the 1954 veto of the European Political Community. Beyond the … Continue reading →

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A New Phase in Euro-Zone Crisis – Zero Coupon Perpetuities for Greece?

Posted on January 26, 2015 by fmpdea

I don’t have an enormous amount of time to consider the implications of the Greek election yesterday in a tremendous amount of detail. So the following are my thoughts, disorganised and potentially incoherent.

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Je Suis Charlie

Posted on January 8, 2015 by fmpdea

All the cartoons they don’t like. Because freedom of expression, that’s why! If you think they had it coming you are one of those people who thinks women (or any other minority for that sake) deserve to be raped (or … Continue reading →

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EU Budget – Apparently a Fight Cameron can Call a Win

Posted on November 9, 2014 by fmpdea

So I’ve been away for the weekend and swamped in work since last Wednesday. However, not to renege on my pledge to post at least once a week (and having already missed my self-imposed Friday deadline), I’ve decided to post … Continue reading →

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A note on the Feasibility ECB Quantitative Easing

Posted on April 8, 2014 by fmpdea

Recent comments from the ECB about potential attempts to mitigate a decrease in inflation through QE have led to an increased interest in the articles posted on this website about the SMP and the CBPP. However, such interventions were pursued for different … Continue reading →

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German Elections – Voter Intention Polls and FDP Blunders

Posted on September 20, 2013 by fmpdea

This post reviews the recent voter intention polls in Germany,  the trends over the last 4 years,  the loss of popularity of the FDP and the pyrrhic success of the Greens.

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