Tag: Economic History
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The Bretton Woods era through the exchange rate lens
A good way to visualize the effects of the international monetary system during the Bretton Wood era is to plot exchange rates over a long run…
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Un moment Hamiltonien pour l’Europe… L’histoire sans fin ?
in OpinionL’Histoire ne rampe pas. L’Histoire bondit. Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2008). Dans ces temps troublés pour l’économie mondiale plongée dans un coma artificiel, l’union monétaire européenne est…
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Europe’s Hamiltonian moment… Again
in OpinionHistory does not crawl. History jumps. Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2008). In these dark times of ’Coronacoma’ for the World Economy, the European Monetary Union is on…
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Back to the Future Part II: the Phillips curve was discovered in 1926!?
in IdeasOn October 26, 1985, in Back to the Future Part II, Dr. Emmett Brown (Doc) and Marty Mac Fly go back to 1955 after trying to…
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Skin in the game
in BookIt was a real pleasure to read this book. Set aside the provocative tone of the author and you will understand why having one’s skin in…
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Quelques perspectives sur le revenu universel
in IdeasThe error contained in this sermon determined me to publish my “Agrarian Justice.” It is wrong to say God made rich and poor; He made only…