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via NachDenkenSeiten: The Story of Our Time – Die Geschichte unserer Zeit

Ins Deutsche übersetzter “Crashkurs” verfasst von Paul Krugman zu den Themen: Finanzkrise, Austeritätspolitik, oder allgemein: Wie Wirtschaft funktioniert und wann nicht.

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via NYT: The Italian Miracle

Paul Krugman on why the yields on Italian sovereign debt are falling despite the political chaos and the grim economical outlook.

David McWilliams: Corporation tax sleight of hand will turn us into world pariahs

Ireland’s very favourable corporate tax rate will be up for discussion sooner rather than later. David McWilliams argues rightly that the world has changed since the financial crisis struck. Funds are tide everywhere. A public strangled by austerity and cut-backs demands that the burden is shared more evenly. This includes explicitly also giant multinationals. The pressure on governments that facilitate tax avoidance practices, such as the Irish, will mount.

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France after the elections – some analyses

Paris, France and Europe

The dust has settled after the French election race. It was a tough campaign by any standards. Even observers located outside France, like this author, couldn’t fail to notice this. Let’s analyse what happened, why it happened and what the future holds.